While mobile health app adoption is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years - industry estimates project that 500 million people will be using mobile health apps by 2015 - there are significant software security concerns
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Toyota is recalling all of the 1.9 million newest generation Priuses worldwide due to a software error, the Japanese automaker announced recently. The recall affects model year 2010 through 2014 Priuses. It marks a shift in Toyota's public approach to automotive safety and underscores the increasingly complex nature of onboard vehicle software systems
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A recent data breach at retail chain Target has exposed as many as 40 million customer credit cards, sparking widespread speculation about the source and potential impact of the attack
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With in-vehicle electronic interfaces and semi-autonomous driving features becoming key points of differentiation among auto manufacturers, code is only going to become more important in the overall automobile development process
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Home DNA testing and genetics kit company 23andme collects customers' DNA and matches it with information about genetic research to provide updates about ancestry, predisposition to illness and more
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Due to a problem arising from the combination of software and system components in model year 2007-2008 Honda Odyssey minivans built August 6, 2006 through September 8, 2008, the auto manufacturer has issued a recall. In total, 344,187 units are potentially affected
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Nissan is recalling several models of vehicles due to a software error in the anti-lock brake system that could increase the stopping distance when brake pressure is applied
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Many products equipped with sensors or designed to publish data feeds online can be seen as invasive to privacy, and pressure is growing to make sure developers design these features so they are private by default and can only be publicly enabled if the user wishes
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Due to a bug in electronic health record software made by UnitedHealth Group, the company is recalling the technology. According to a document filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and posted July 29, certain versions of the software contained an error that didn't print medication information and failed to add data to patients' charts
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Nearly one in four surgical errors stems from failures of medial equipment or technology, according to a recent study published in medical journal BMJ Quality & Safety. With ongoing concerns about the safety of technologies such as surgical robots, such findings continue to underscore the importance of eliminating errors in medical devices
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CVE-2019-5736 was published on February 12. It covers the runc container for Kubernetes. There is a broken function in how the containers are run with how a corrupt user...
Getting buy-in from team members is a critical step in the OSS adoption process. So allowing them to see first hand the benefits is a great first step. ...
Application security is an important topic, but often not part of the formal training path for software professionals...
