Honing in on the need for more security in application development, IBM Rational is planning an enterprise-level product that features two separately acquired technologies for security testing and code scanning.. The product, which would be released later this year, would feature Rational AppScan testing capabilities, acquired when IBM bought Watchfire in 2007, and the former Ounce Labs software that checks code for security issues, said David Grant, director of security solutions at Rational, in an interview late last week. IBM bought Ounce last year. "[The combined product] brings a whole new level of accuracy to security testing," Grant said. The link for this article located at Tech World is no longer available. . Microsoft's new privacy frameworks aim to strengthen user data protection through innovative encryption methods.. Secure Development Tools, Application Security Solutions, IBM Rational Security Tools. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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