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SECURITY INNOVATION AND COMPUWARE OFFER
WEBCAST DETAILING
BEST PRACTICES FOR SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Security Industry Experts Offer Contextual Ways to Approach
Software Development
Wilmington, MA—March 2, 2006 - Security Innovation, the
authority on application security and leading independent provider
of assessment and training services, and Compuware Corporation,
industry leader in enterprise software and IT services, presented a
Web cast titled “Application Security by Design” on February. 23,
2006, which is now available for viewing online.
Who: Joe Basirico, director, Technology & Security Services,
Security Innovation, Toby Cardone, senior systems engineer,
Compuware
What: Application Security by Design Webcast
Replay URL:
http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=18882&s=1&k=E466B071B18874D32A445BFA4E2D3F21.
As experts in secure application development, Basirico and Cardone
offer best practices for the creation of secure code, enabling
viewers to explore creative and contextual ways to think about
software development.
“In order to overcome inherent application vulnerabilities,
developers must address security as a critical component of
application quality,” said Joe Basirico. “The topics we address in
this Webcast will arm software developers with an understanding of
the engineering processes required to write secure applications.”
About Joe Basirico, Director, Technology & Security Services,
Security Innovation
Mr. Basirico has spent the majority of his educational and
profession career studying security and developing tools that assist
in the discovery of security vulnerabilities and general application
problems. His primary responsibility at Security Innovation is to
deliver the company’s Security Training Curriculum to software teams
in need of application security expertise. He has trained developers
and testers from numerous world-class organizations, such as
Microsoft, HP, ING and EMC.
Mr. Basirico is the author and content provider of the company’s “SI
Security Report,” a quarterly intelligence report that provides an
in-depth analysis of the techniques and tools that an attacker could
use to compromise enterprises. He has written numerous security
whitepapers that focus on vulnerabilities at the source code level,
including a comprehensive “Static Analysis Tools” research report.
Basirico is a seasoned practitioner and researcher in the field of
incorporating security into the security development lifecycle (SDLC)
and a highly demanded presenter on the topic of software development
best practices.
Mr. Basirico holds a B.S degree in computer science from Montana
State University.
About Toby Cardone, senior systems engineer, Compuware
Mr. Cardone has spent the majority of his career working with
development and quality assurance teams to improve their application
development and testing processes. At Compuware, he works in the
Automated Software Quality team delivering solutions for application
security, performance and debugging. He has worked with groups at
companies such as Intel, HP and Farmers Insurance. Mr. Cardone holds
a B.S. degree in computer science from Arizona State University.
About Security Innovation
Security Innovation, Inc. is the authority on application security
and leading independent provider of assessment and training
services. Dozens of leading organizations, including Adobe, Cisco,
Fidelity, Harris Corporation, IBM, ING, HP, Microsoft, VISA, SAP,
Symantec, VeriSign and a number of government agencies, rely on
Security Innovation’s expertise in application security testing and
training to develop, evaluate and deploy more secure applications.
More than 60 percent of the Company’s staff holds advanced degrees
in computer science with 30 percent at the Ph.D. level. The Company
is headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., with offices in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands; Seattle, Wash.; and Melbourne, Fla. For more
information about Security Innovation, visit
www.securityinnovation.com or call +1.978.694.1008.
About Compuware Corporation
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR) maximizes the value IT brings
to the business by helping CIOs more effectively manage the business
of IT. Compuware solutions accelerate the development, improve the
quality and enhance the performance of critical business systems
while enabling CIOs to align and govern the entire IT portfolio,
increasing efficiency, cost control and employee productivity
throughout the IT organization. Founded in 1973, Compuware serves
the world's leading IT organizations, including more than 90 percent
of the Fortune 100 companies. Learn more about Compuware at http://www.compuware.com.
Compuware is a registered trademark of Compuware Corporation. All
other product and company names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Davida Dinerman/Tom Bain
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
sisecure@schwartz-pr.com
