One of the best ways to protect your software project from avoidable bugs is the use of Java static code analysis tools. These tools can help identify and fix problematic code before it reaches ...

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The company’s annual Open Source Security and Risk Analysis report finds widespread use of open source components with high-risk vulnerabilities. Nearly three-quarters of codebases assessed for risk ...

A remote code execution vulnerability in Spring Framework has sparked fears that it could have a widespread impact across enterprise environments. Spring is one of the most popular open-source ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When static code analysis tools identify a bug in the production code, there are two approaches ...

Update January 10, 2013: A zero-day exploit is in the wild, attacking fully patched versions of Java. You can protect yourself by disabling the Java plugin from your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. A new and serious vulnerability found in the Java platform that is ...

A new zero-day exploit in multiple versions of Java puts roughly 1 billion users at risk to attackers and malicious code. The flaw was discovered by researchers at Poland's Security Explorations, a ...

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well. Static analysis tools are in widespread use because they are effective at finding ...