Virtually all software development has some security risk, whether it is a result of insufficient testing, ignoring best practices, using open-source code with known vulnerabilities, or any combination of poor techniques. Unfortunately, these flaws persist and show up with increasing frequency in applications and operating systems every day. The goal of software professionals everywhere is…
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Software License Management Basics
Companies that use multiple software packages may not be using them to their full potential. Others might have expired licenses in their inventory. Both situations can cost money. Software license management procedures help businesses stay up to date with everything related to software licenses. SOOS wants you to understand the importance of software licensing as it…
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Node JS vs React JS: What’s the Difference?
Every internet user on the planet interacts with web applications built with React and Node JS. Both tools have helped foster the content people view on widescreen televisions, computer monitors, and smartphones. Knowing Node and React’s roles in the web application ecosystem gives developers a leg up in the software marketplace. Understanding the security issues…
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How To Make a Git Checkout File
As a DevOps tool, Git is an open-source version control system used in the development of small and large-scale projects. The system is favored among developers for its speed and efficiency, allowing programmers to track changes through a nonlinear development process, including accessing a git checkout file from another branch. The system allows DevOps teams to explore the…
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Git Branch Guide and Git Best Practices
Pioneered by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Git ranks with caffeine as a software development essential. Git is a version control system that preserves a comprehensive record of the code in an application at all time points. With Git, each team member has a local repository and a full history with it. The Git system fosters…
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Software Industry Total Cost of Ownership
ROI is a primary concern for any enterprise undertaking, and enterprise software projects are no different. The total cost of ownership is a valuable input to an accurate ROI projection. Unfortunately, many businesses and IT leaders don’t take all the costs of the different options the software industry offers into consideration. Those oversights can lead…
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Software Security Audit Guide for Software Acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions are standard business practices; they allow companies to grow and obtain assets to increase competitiveness and their bottom line. However, while these contractual allegiances and alliances are primarily bureaucratic, the evolution of technology created addendums to standard protocols, including a software security audit. The evolution of technology and the dependence on software is…
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Top 10 Open Source Software Security Breaches
The programming world needs to cope with the continual rise of data breaches and coding vulnerabilities every year. Despite the sustained effort to perfect coding languages and programs, programmers will always fall on either side of the spectrum of good or bad, meaning that black-hat coders are constantly searching for weaknesses in software and systems….
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Improve Your Software Security With SOOS SCA
Today, almost every business and organization relies on various software packages for most business functions. Your company’s finances and data, along with that of your vendors and clients, reside on your servers, and you are responsible for taking precautions to keep that data safe. Although some of your software may be proprietary, the chances are…
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Hidden Backdoors Leading to JavaScript Vulnerabilities
In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe wrote “The Purloined Letter”, a tale of a blackmailer who confounded police by hiding a letter in plain sight. Nearly two centuries later, a real-life generation of predators may use a similar technique to exploit JavaScript vulnerabilities. Understanding the method begins with a look at how text read by billions…
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