The high cost of finding and patching application flaws is well known. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to write secure code in the first place? One of the fastest growing areas in the software security ...

Large-scale software systems are staggeringly complex works of engineering. Bugs inevitably come with the territory and for decades, the software profession has looked for ways to fight them. We may ...

In December 2021, a vulnerability in a widely used logging library that had gone unfixed since 2013 caused a full-blown security meltdown. The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source ...

Top 5 static code analysis tools in 2025 to ensure secure, high-quality code. Boost your coding efficiency and fix issues early with these powerful tools! Ilya Pavlov / Unsplash Static code analysis ...

With the growing number of cybersecurity threats and stringent government policies, organizations are obliged to follow security measures to ensure robust protection at all times. This is where the ...

Klocwork Insight for C/C++ and Java brings static source code analysis to Java developers. It can help improve code quality while reducing bugs and addressing security vulnerabilities. Its latest ...

CodeSonar source-code analysis tool version 3.4 includes support for enforcing the power of 10: rules for developing safety-critical code. The static-analysis tool performs a whole-program ...

Static source code analysis tools can be an invaluable tool for software developers. Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with some of the major vendors in this space. Finding problems in applications is ...

Have you ever thought of how tools like Checkstyle or FindBugs perform a static code analysis, or how Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) like NetBeans or Eclipse execute quick code fixes or ...

Among the admirable hallmarks of software developers is that they always write tools to automate the boring or repetitive stuff. Tools can certainly assist in the code review process — particularly in ...