There's only one problem with software development these days, according to security analyst and author Gary McGraw: It isn't any good. At the root of the problem, McGraw argues, lies "bad software." ...

All of the vulnerabilities arise from improper input validations. A passel of privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in MacPaw’s CleanMyMac X software would allow a local attacker to gain root access to ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Despite how long we’ve been developing software and related security and audit efforts, we still seem to be treading water. Cyber-criminals are still wreaking havoc, as evidenced by high-profile ...

Commentary--Most people would agree that the best long-term answer to the security problem is to make software intrinsically more secure. Nearly every security breach that leads to identity theft, ...

Cisco has released security updates to patch two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software.

The author of a popular software-defined radio (SDR) project has removed a "backdoor" from radio devices that granted root-level access. The backdoor had been, according to the author, present in all ...

Cisco has tackled three vulnerabilities in SD-WAN that could be exploited to compromise routers, controller software, and network management systems. On Wednesday, Cisco said each bug, deemed "high" ...