Security experts debate over how to ensure secure software

Consumer desire for unnecessary features has encouraged the development of insecure and unreliable software products, said Tenable Network Security CSO Marcus Ranum, during a debate on Wednesday about software liability at the RSA security conference in San Francisco. Ranum’s discussion partner, British Telecommunications’ chief technology security officer and renowned cryptographer…

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Experts urge stronger online regulation bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. Experts told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said the bill could allow many companies to avoid regulation…

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