"With this more flexible copyright model, developers can now copy, distribute, and transmit SDL documentation to others in the industry, which they were unable to do before. Microsoft hopes this more ...

As a reporter for a publication focused on software development two years ago, I wrote a couple stories about how first software was developed so it did what it was designed to do, then they’d worry ...

Microsoft on Wednesday offered a progress report on its "Secure Future Initiative" (SFI). The announcement by Bret Arsenault, Microsoft's corporate vice president and chief cybersecurity advisor, ...

While all of the recent Microsoft buzz centers on Windows 7, the company made a small but important announcement this week. At TechEd Europe in Germany, Microsoft announced that it has adapted its SDL ...

In last week's column, I talked to Bruce Schneier about complexity, one of the main reasons it will be hard for computer security to improve in the future. As software becomes more complex, in terms ...

Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those utilizing the Agile code-development process. The Agile guidelines apply principles from ...

Microsoft will release on Tuesday guidelines for developers building online applications and for those using the Agile code-development process. The Agile guidelines apply principles from Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft is rolling out an array of major changes to its software engineering process aimed at improving the security of its widely used platforms, the company announced Thursday. In a pair of blog ...