Software Development
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Need for Cyber Security Exposed by Zombie Apocalypse Pamela Rentz details the Executive Order by President Obama that strengthens the government’s partnership with the private sector to address cyber security threats through new information sharing programs, providing both classified and unclassified threat and attack information to US companies. |
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Evernote's Security Breach Leads to Leaked PasswordsAnother day, another security breach. Following in the footsteps of popular hacked services Dropbox and LinkedIn, software and service vendor Evernote announced this March that it had suffered a data breach and suspected that usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords had been stolen. | 
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Which Programming Language Is the Most Popular, and Does It Matter?Most of us are drawn to the results of popularity contests, whether we value the results of them or not. When it comes to judging the popularity of programming languages, the arguments tend to get pretty heated. But why? Does the popularity of a certain language really matter? | 
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FTC Stresses “Privacy by Design” for Mobile App DevelopersFor those who develop mobile apps, the federal government wants to make sure everyone is aware that privacy by design—privacy and data protection for consumers—should be built into every stage of the development cycle. Pamela Rentz details the latest privacy efforts by the Federal Trade Commission. |
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How to Keep Your Development Skills Up to DateIf you are a software developer, you work in one of the most dynamic fields. You have to keep your skills up to date in order to stay marketable. But if your company is a “laggard,” how do you prevent being left behind? | 
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Biometrics Recognition Technology Goes to School The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is participating in a pilot biometrics program that makes the school the first ever biometrics campus. Pamela Rentz highlights the pilot program, which allows faculty and students to pay for goods by scanning their finger. |
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First National Day of Civic Hacking Announced Merging the notion of community volunteer initiatives with a hackathon, the White House Office of Science Technology and Policy recently announced the first National Day of Civic Hacking. Mark your calendar and be prepared to get civic-hacking on June 1–2, 2013. |
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It's All about the DataThe volume, quality, and meaningful interpretations of data are turning out to be important, yet challenging, and companies of all sizes are grappling with the whole idea of Big Data and the associated technologies, development, and testing strategies. For most companies, it's all about the data. | 
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