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Safe Coding: Google’s strategy reduces memory safety vulnerabilities

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:10:17 +0000

Google has unveiled compelling data highlighting the efficacy of its “Safe Coding” approach in reducing memory safety vulnerabilities. The tech giant’s strategy, which prioritises the use of memory-safe programming languages for new code development, has yielded impressive results. Most notably, Android has seen a sharp decline in memory safety vulnerabilities, plummeting from 76% of all... Read more »

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White House urges adoption of memory-safe programming languages

Ryan Daws — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:14:22 +0000

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) has released a new report today urging the technology industry to take steps to reduce vulnerabilities in software that leave digital systems open to cyberattacks. The report, titled “Back to the Building Blocks: A Path Toward Secure and Measurable Software,” emphasises the importance of technology... Read more »

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Chromium will support third-party Rust libraries

Ryan Daws — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:01:04 +0000

Google has announced that it will allow third-party Rust libraries in its Chromium open-source browser project. Chrome security team member Dana Jansens published a blog post on Thursday announcing the decision. Jansens says that Google is now actively pursuing adding a production Rust toolchain to its build system. “Our goal in bringing Rust into Chromium... Read more »

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