Between continuous integration (CI) and release automation (RA), we’ve come a long way in making testing both integral and automated. This testing has allowed QA staff and developers to spend more time adding value by looking at problem areas instead of running tests by hand. Shops that have CI well-integrated into their application processes and […]
Threat Protection Appliances: As Valuable to Security as Your Toaster
Nothing in the IT security community is as widely deployed and universally reviled as anti-virus. But, threat detection appliances, including intrusion prevention appliances, application firewalls and advanced threat protection appliances, should be almost as reviled. These appliances are nearly as useless as they are toxic. They do a horrible job finding problems and ultimately create […]