Tag: memory-safe programming languages
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Alerts: CISA and FBI Release Updated Guidance on Product Security Bad Practices
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/01/17/cisa-and-fbi-release-updated-guidance-product-security-bad-practices Source: Alerts Title: CISA and FBI Release Updated Guidance on Product Security Bad Practices Feedly Summary: In partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CISA released an update to joint guidance Product Security Bad Practices in furtherance of CISA’s Secure by Design initiative. This updated guidance incorporates public comments CISA received…
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Hacker News: Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk
Source URL: https://thenewstack.io/feds-critical-software-must-drop-c-c-by-2026-or-face-risk/ Source: Hacker News Title: Feds: Critical Software Must Drop C/C++ by 2026 or Face Risk Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have issued a critical report warning software manufacturers about dangerous security practices, especially concerning the use of…
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The Register: Google’s memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/google_legacy_code/ Source: The Register Title: Google’s memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages Feedly Summary: Large C and C++ codebases will be around for the ‘foreseeable future’ Google has revealed that its approach to making programming code more memory safe involves both the adoption of memory safe languages and making unsafe languages…
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Google Online Security Blog: Eliminating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities at the Source
Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2024/09/eliminating-memory-safety-vulnerabilities-Android.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Eliminating Memory Safety Vulnerabilities at the Source Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The article discusses the urgent need to enhance software security by addressing memory safety vulnerabilities. Google advocates for a transition to memory-safe programming languages, emphasizing that this not only reduces risks…
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Slashdot: How Should Cybersecurity Evolve After Crowdstrike’s Outage?
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/08/24/2216232/how-should-cybersecurity-evolve-after-crowdstrikes-outage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Should Cybersecurity Evolve After Crowdstrike’s Outage? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is convening with CrowdStrike and various security companies to address issues stemming from a faulty software update that caused widespread crashes of Windows computers. This meeting aims to explore safer application practices using…