Cards on the table: Low-cost tool spots software security flaws during development process
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:56
in Mathematics & Economics
A new risk management tool can help software developers identify security vulnerabilities in their programs early in the planning process, effectively solving problems before they exist, simply by having the developers lay their cards on the table. The system, called "Protection Poker," was developed by computer security experts at North Carolina State University and is already being used in a pilot project to identify security problems.