Tmin - Test Case Optimizer for Automated Security Testing

 ( 137 days 15 hours ago)

LinuxSecurity.com: Tmin is a simple utility meant to make it easy to narrow down complex test cases produced through fuzzing. It is closely related to another tool of this type, delta, but meant specifically for unknown, underspecified, or hard to parse data formats (without the need to tokenize and re-serialize data), and for easy integration with external UI automation harnesses.

Homeland Security Helps Reduce Open Source Flaws

 ( 138 days 3 hours ago)

LinuxSecurity.com: According to a report from code analysis vendor Coverity, the DHS sponsored effort has helped to reduce the defect density in 250 open source projects by 16 percent over the past two years. That defect reduction translates into the elimination of over 8,500 defects. The report on the benefits of the DHS open source security efforts comes at a time when open source software is increasingly becoming part of critical infrastructure both in the government and in US enterprises. From this article it looks like the US government is helping make open source more secure. What do you think about this after reading this article?

IronPort Reduces Power Consumption and Improves Efficiency with High-Performance Security Solutions

 ( 138 days 3 hours ago)

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - May 21, 2008 - IronPort® Systems - a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus and spyware protection, and now part of Cisco - today announced that its high-performance security solutions are helping its customers dramatically reduce their power consumption and data center footprint. Not only is IronPort is helping enterprises save money, but its products are also contributing positively to its customers' environmental initiatives. In fact, IronPort's products are ...