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[Members-only] Article Is It Safe To Code?

By Paul Humphreys

Make CERT C your native tongue and build secure applications from the start. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University, the specification translates ordinary C-language code into safe and reliable.

In Security Testing | Apr 1st, 2009 | 0 comments

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