Currently charging up the hype cycle slope? The rush to become a “technology-forward” organization.
But delivering on digital transformation potential demands more than buzzwords — along with C-suite support, end-user buy in and robust data defense, companies must develop “protection-forward” strategies to secure the IT front line: Applications.
The booths are gone, the lights are off and the conference halls are empty. It’s a wrap for RSAC 2019, but IT pros aren’t going home empty-handed: Here’s a roundup of this year’s key topics, critical outcomes and biggest surprises.
It’s no longer enough to just make great software. Now, mobile-enabled, always-connected users demand applications capable of meeting them where they are — without sacrificing quality, performance, or protection. This means easy to use, intuitive software that’s always available, always secure, and always works, delivered at a fast cadence.
In 2017 and again in 2018, PreEmptive Solutions surveyed over 15,000 professional developers asking about their organization’s current and projected use of a broad cross-section of development languages and frameworks.
All apps are vulnerable. That’s the takeaway from a recent Trustwave report, which found that 100 percent of web applications could be compromised in a cyberattack. Combined with the uptick in mobile malware, account takeover fraud and blockchain-based attacks, companies spend most of their time fending off new attacks while trying to keep current apps up and running.
I am not a superstitious person and I don’t believe in magic, but even still – I have to confess that the way Xamarin spits out Android and iOS apps (along with all the other platforms) feels kind of magical to me. Of course, when something breaks, I am reminded all too quickly that there is no magic happening here – Xamarin has just encapsulated a lot of complex steps into a neat and tidy black box.
2018’s RSA Conference is in the books; IT professionals and C-suite executives are heading back to work, ready to leverage what they’ve learned and put it into practice. This year’s stand-out? The changing role of data privacy and protection regulations. Attendees made it clear that these topics were top-of-mind — hackers are finding new ways to compromise app security, even as emerging legislation puts more pressure on companies to keep data safe.
IT security is a hot topic, and no wonder — major healthcare, finance and government breaches have all made headlines in recent months prompting both federal agencies and compliance organizations to draft new security standards. As noted by Tech Target, regulations under Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI-DSS and HIPAA all lay out clear expectations for companies when it comes to protecting network assets, personal data and critical infrastructure.
My earlier post, (RE) INTRODUCING DOTFUSCATOR COMMUNITY EDITION, introduced new functionality (command line interface) and updated our vision for how we hoped Dotfuscator CE adoption would evolve.
This update looks back at Dotfuscator CE adoption in 2016 and introduces the latest functionality included with the Visual Studio 2017 version.