Tag: heartbleed bug
Software Quality: The Problem with Ignoring the Open Source Quality
Jul 2, 2014, 14:53 PM by Stephanie W.ComTimeCastWarner: An Application Portfolio Management Nightmare
Jun 17, 2014, 11:30 AM by Pete PizzutilloIn a merger, integrating company names is hard enough -- imagine having to integrate massive application portfolios?
As the Justice Department and the FCC evaluate the proposed merger between corporate behemoths Time Warner Cable and Comcast, I wonder if the C-suite at both companies are investing as much time evaluating the health and security of one another’s application portfolio. Historically, technical due diligence has lagged greatly behind the financial due diligence.
The Heartbleed bug: how 7 missing lines of code impacted over two thirds of the Internet
Apr 14, 2014, 12:34 PM by Damien ChoizitOn April 7, the IT industry was rocked when it was announced that over 60 percent of the Internet -- even secure SSL connections -- were vulnerable to attack due to a new weakness codenamed Heartbleed. The weakness lives in the OpenSSL cryptographic software library, which encrypts sessions between consumer devices and websites. It’s usually referred to as the “heartbeat” since it pings messages back and forth. Hence the name of the bug.