Rebecca Rohan

Microsoft, MBC and the Problem of Counterfeit Software

MBC Enterprises LLC and Microsoft Corp. are now headed back to trial over allegations of buying and selling counterfeit software after MBC won its appeal. Microsoft had won a summary judgment against MBC, a Salt Lake City software distributor, for $990,000, plus a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from engaging in a wide variety of […]

Tipping The Scales Toward Secure Code

Everybody can use more secure code—and sometimes the best way to hone your skills is to listen to other programmers. Here are 18 concise tips offered by your fellow developers, each a specific (and opinionated!) piece of advice that you can put to work immediately. You may not agree with all these suggestions, but each […]