Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Microsoft offers tools for secure app development

Microsoft is introducing on Wednesday two testing tools to help Windows programmers build better security into their C and C++ applications, but an industry analyst was dismissive of how useful the tools would be for enterprise developers.

Offered at no cost, the tools enable implementation of Microsoft's SDL (Security Development Lifecycle) process, for injecting security and privacy provisions into the development lifecycle as opposed to testing during pre- and post-deployment of an application.

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