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Webinar Recording - What's New in CodeSonar 5.1?

    Interested in upgrading to CodeSonar 5.1? In this webinar, Mark Hermeling, Senior Director of Product Marketing, will walk through all of the new features...

Static Analysis and UL 2900 Standard for Software Cybersecurity

The UL 2900 is a software cybersecurity standard, specifically a Cybersecurity Assurance Program or CAP, released by Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL). Yes, this is the same company whose...

Using Static Analysis with Legacy Code

The adoption of any new tool into an existing software development process and established code base is always a challenge. Static analysis tools are no different but there are steps to...

FDA Updates Guidance for Managing Cybersecurity for Medical Devices

In a previous post, I discussed the role of static analysis in managing cybersecurity for medical devices. It was in reaction to initial guidance published by the FDA in the document...

Open-source Tools for Binary Analysis and Rewriting

Unfortunately binary-only software is unavoidable; dependencies of active software projects, firmware and applications distributed without source access, or simply old software whose...

Memory Safety Issues Are Still the Leading Source of Security Vulnerabilities

A recent headline was published in several technology news outlets, at ZDNet “Microsoft: 70 percent of all security bugs are memory safety issues” and Fudzilla, “More than 70 percent of...

The Industrial Internet Reference Architecture and Security Framework

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is a non-profit, industry group that is investigating and proposing the standards needed for a successful deployment of the Industrial Internet...

Static Analysis for Python in CodeSonar

In a previous post we discussed the continuing popularity of C and C++ as a programming language, the surveys referenced there showed that Python is more popular each year and is now...

Embedded World 2019 Presentation: Static Analysis for Safety and Security

Integrating Clang Static Analyzer with CodeSonar using SARIF

We have discussed the benefits of using SARIF, an open standard for exchanging static analysis results, in a previous post. Integration between tools is simplified by using this open...

Using Static Analysis to Detect API Usage Anomalies

New Release of CodeSonar Focuses on Safety Critical Systems and IoT

We’re excited about the new release of CodeSonar, versions 5.1, that increases focus on safety critical systems and associated standards and supports multiple programming languages that...

Webinar with Arm & Wind River: Automotive Safety from the Ground Up: Hardware, OS and Static Analysis

  There are many different types of software systems in a car, each with different requirements around safety and security. The software that performs...

Webinar with Arm & Wind River: Automotive Safety from the Ground Up: Hardware, OS and Static Analysis

  There are many different types of software systems in a car, each with different requirements around safety and security. The software that performs...

CodeSonar in the SWAMP

INTRODUCTION: The Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) is an open tool set designed to improve quality and security started by the Department of Homeland Security Science and...

The Role of Static Application Security Tools (SAST) in DevSecOps

The term DevSecOps is a contraction of DevOps, itself a contraction of Developer Operations, and Security. It’s the in-vogue buzzword for 2018 that, despite the hype, does have positive...

How Does the OWASP Top 10 Apply to C/C++ Development?

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a non-profit organization focused on improving web software security. Each year they publish a top ten list of the most critical web...

Using CodeSonar and SARIF with Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Here at GrammaTech, we get compliments on how well CodeSonar and the hub, specifically, handles warning display and the necessary information provided to track down the root cause. ...

What Does Application Security Mean for Embedded Devices?

  The term application security is a popular one in the software community. When people refer to application security, they typically talk about enterprise applications, the...