EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

The SANS institute, together with a number of US government and private sector firms, has published a consolidated list of what it claims to be the top 25 most dangerous programming errors, and how to fix them.

It is claimed that not only are these errors not well understood by programmers but also that their avoidance isn't part of computer science curricula and even software testers aren't really aware of them either.

Could be a concern since SANS claim the vulnerabilities led to over 1.5 million web site security breaches last year alone.

The link to the 25 is in the article - have a read and see what you think.

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Iain Thomson | January 14, 2009

An industry panel of more than 30 US and international cyber security organisations has published a list of the top 25 programming security errors, and warned that the next generation of developers is still not being trained to deal with the problems.

By Ian Williams | January 14, 2009

Storage maintenance firm Diskeeper has unveiled what it claims is the first optimiser designed exclusively for solid state drives (SSDs), promising faster performance and extended lifespan.

By Dave Bailey | January 14, 2009

Nortel has unveiled Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 5600 Series, extending its Ethernet data series of network hardware aimed at the burgeoning unified communications market.

By Phil Muncaster | January 14, 2009

Over half of business process management (BPM) programmes will fail over the next two years because they are implemented without the supporting disciplines, according to a new report from Gartner.

By Daniel Robinson | January 14, 2009

Vizioncore has released a tool that can optimise the size of virtual machines, enabling businesses to reclaim significant amounts of storage space, the company claimed.

By Staff Writers | January 14, 2009

Yahoo plans to name former Autodesk Chief Executive Carol Bartz as the Internet network's next chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the situation.

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