Software Development
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Reduce Your Attack Surface to Reduce Security ThreatsThe unfortunate truth is that the find-and-patch approach to security is inherently problematic—the attacker is always one step ahead. Reducing your attack surface is a strategy that will help you minimize the number of security threats you are exposed to, whether they are promptly fixed or not. | 
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The Importance of Holistic Design for Successful ProductsMukesh Chaudhary explores why users seem to believe that Google Search and iPhones are more useful than other similar products. It can be concluded that the overall user experience plays a big role in the success of a product as well as a well-thought-out holistic design. | 
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How Executives and Developers Can Communicate Better Top-level executives often have a hard time communicating what they want from their development team. But there’s a way the two groups can work as one. |
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How Being Active at Work Leads to Better CollaborationSteve Berczuk shares his insight on how novel approaches to being active at work can lead to better collaboration. If being active can improve collaboration, why not be active? After all, studies have shown that a healthy team is a productive one. | 
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The Challenges of Mobile Technology Behind the WheelAutomakers have always worked tirelessly to one-up their competitors through technology, but is that challenge evolving into a different battle entirely? As new safety and entertainment features become available, developers and engineers are working to ensure they're always up and running. | 
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Behavior-Driven Development: The Outside-In ApproachBehavior-driven development (BDD) is a software development practice that is utilized by many agile teams. BDD is an evolution of test-driven development but with an important distinction—it is outside-in. Scott Sehlhorst provides a business analyst’s understanding of BDD. | 
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Lessons Learned from the Biggest Hack in SC State History In October 2012, a security breach of the South Carolina state revenue office exposed millions of taxpayers' Social Security numbers. Brendan Quinn reviews the lessons that can be learned from this hack and offers some simple security prevention strategies. |
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Do We Worry Enough about App Security?Do we worry enough about security? Does it keep us up late at night? Is it constantly in the back of our minds? If not, it should be. But, who should be more concerned about security—the app developer or the user? The answer—both. |
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