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Code Dx Pushes the Limits of Application Security Testing and SAST Tool Integration With Version 1.5

Code Dx Version 1.5 Offers Small and Medium-Sized Businesses an Easy and Affordable Way to Test the Software They Build or Buy for Vulnerabilities NORTHPORT, NY–(Marketwired – Oct 8, 2014) – Code Dx, a provider of a robust suite of fast and affordable tools that help software developers and security analysts find, prioritize and visualize software vulnerabilities, today announced the release of Code Dx® Version 1.5 to meet the ever-growing threat of computer attacks initiated through exploitation of vulnerabilities in software. The newest version of this software assurance analytics solution includes an expanded set of tools and increased performance and usability features allowing software developers to easily consolidate and normalize software vulnerabilities detected by multiple static application security testing (SAST) tools. Studies show that more than 80 percent of computer attacks are traceable to vulnerabilities [...]

Secure Decisions2020-04-16T11:43:35-04:00Oct-2014|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: application security, application security testing, Code Dx, cyber security, DHS, open source static analysis tools, risk management, SAST, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, static analysis, static source code analysis, visual analytics, visualization|

Secure Decisions releases Code Dx Version 1.2

Code Dx v1.2 adds capabilities for discovering, analyzing and visualizing software vulnerabilities from open source and commercial static application security testing tools. NORTHPORT, NY June 27, 2014– The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions, Inc. has released a new version of its software assurance analytics tool, Code Dx Version 1.2. Code Dx, a software assurance analytics tool that consolidates and normalizes software vulnerabilities detected by multiple static application security testing (SAST) tools, was developed under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. Its visual analytics help engineering professionals – including Software Developers, Security Auditors, Compliance Officers and Quality Assurance engineers - triage and prioritize detected software vulnerabilities for effective remediation. The new Enterprise Edition of Code Dx has added support for a cadre of commercial [...]

Secure Decisions2017-04-27T12:00:40-04:00Jun-2014|Categories: News|Tags: application security, Code Dx, Code Dx Enterprise Edition, Code Dx Standard Edition, cyber security, DHS, open source static analysis tools, risk management, SAST, SBIR, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, static analysis, static source code analysis, visual analytics for source code analysis, visualization|

Secure Decisions Premieres Code Pulse™ v1.0 Code Coverage Analytics to Support Application Penetration Testing

NORTHPORT, NY, May 12, 2014 – SecureDecisions, the cyber security division of Applied Visions, Inc., today announced the release of Code Pulse™ v1.0, an open source and free software assurance analytics tool that provides insight into the real-time code coverage of black box software testing activities. Code Pulse listens in behind the scenes while users perform their manual or automated testing and identifies code coverage in real-time as the tests are being performed. It visually provides an understanding of coverage overlaps and boundaries of multiple different dynamic application security testing (DAST) and penetration testing tools. Code Pulse presents test coverage information in an easy-to-understand visual form that helps testers determine which parts and how much of an application has been covered. This real-time coverage feedback makes it easy to adjust testing activity based on the observed [...]

Secure Decisions2017-04-27T12:00:41-04:00May-2014|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: application security, BAA, black box testing, code coverage analysis testing, Code Pulse, cyber security, DAST, DHS, dynamic application security testing, penetration testing, real-time code coverage analysis, risk management, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, visual analytics for source code analysis, visualization|

Secure Decisions releases Code Dx Version 1.1

Code Dx v1.1 Adds Capabilities for Discovering, Analyzing and Visualizing Vulnerabilities in .NET Source Code NORTHPORT, NY, April 16, 2013– The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has released a new version of its software assurance analytics tool, Code Dx Version 1.1. Code Dx, a software assurance analytics tool that consolidates and normalizes software vulnerabilities detected by multiple static application security testing (SAST) tools, was developed under a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. Its visual analytics help many engineering professionals – including Software Developers, Security Auditors, Compliance Officers and Quality Assurance engineers - triage and prioritize detected software vulnerabilities for efficient remediation. This new version of Code Dx provides several significant features and upgrades that support the analysis of .NET code bases. In addition [...]

Secure Decisions2017-04-27T12:00:41-04:00Apr-2014|Categories: News|Tags: application security, Code Dx, cyber security, DHS, open source static analysis tools, risk management, SAST, SBIR, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, static analysis, static source code analysis, visual analytics for source code analysis, visualization|

Secure Decisions Wins U.S. Department of Homeland Security Phase II Software Assurance Contract

Division of Applied Visions, Inc. to continue development of a software assurance risk management framework for supporting static and dynamic code analysis to help secure software developed for government, industry and academia. NORTHPORT, New York, March 14, 2014– Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions and developer of visual analytic tools for cyber security, has received a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II award from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve the security of software applications. Under this DHS Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate contract, Secure Decisions will continue development of the Code Ray™ software assurance risk management framework, to correlate the results of static and dynamic software analysis tools towards the goal of improving software vulnerability detection. The Code Ray technology will be incorporated into and extend Secure Decisions’ current [...]

Secure Decisions2017-06-22T11:07:30-04:00Mar-2014|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: application security, Code Dx, Code Pulse, Code Ray, CWE, cyber security, DAST, DHS, dynamic application security testing, dynamic tracing, hybrid analysis, hybrid techniques, SAST, SBIR, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software risk management, software security, static analysis, static application security testing, static source code analysis tools|

Code Dx v1.0 Cybersecurity Application Provides Visual Analytics for Source Code Diagnosis and Remediation of Software Vulnerabilities

Easier Detection and Faster Triage of Software Vulnerabilities for Developers, Security Auditors, and Compliance Officers Highlights: Code Dx is a Software Assurance (SwA) tool with a new approach to combating the growing cyber threat to software source code Code Dx consolidates and normalizes vulnerabilities detected by several different code analysis tools, as opposed to the current norm of relying on just one tool Code Dx provides an interactive visual analytics user interface that helps Developers, Security Auditors, and Compliance Officers to triage and prioritize software vulnerabilities for effective remediation Code Dx research and development was funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & Technology (S&T) Directorate NORTHPORT, NY, November 15, 2013 – Secure Decisions, the cyber security division of Applied Visions, Inc., today announced the release of Code Dx™ v1.0, a software assurance [...]

Secure Decisions2017-06-22T11:05:15-04:00Nov-2013|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: application security, Code Dx, cyber security, DHS, risk management, SAST, SBIR, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, static analysis, static source code analysis, visual analytics for source code analysis, visualization|

Secure Decisions and Morgridge Institute Team Up to Provide Enhanced Software Assurance Capability

NORTHPORT, NY, July 08, 2013 – Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions, Inc., and Morgridge Institute for Research have entered into a partnership to advance software assurance initiatives of mutual interest towards the goal of providing an operational environment for assessing the security of software applications. Secure Decisions and Morgridge institute will be collaborating on software assurance (SwA) projects sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T). Beginning now through 2014, as part of an initial collaborative effort, Secure Decisions and Morgridge will integrate Secure Decisions’ Code Dx™ static analysis correlation and visualization tool into Morgridge’s Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) environment. Secure Decisions expects to continue to enhance the functionality of Code Dx within the SWAMP by expanding its support for additional software languages and static analysis tool results, [...]

Secure Decisions2017-06-21T13:49:15-04:00Jul-2013|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: application security, Code Dx, cyber security, DHS, Morgridge Institute, risk management, SAST, SBIR, Secure Decisions, software assurance, software security, static analysis, static source code analysis, SWAMP|

Secure Decisions releases MeerCAT® Pro Version 4.1

NORTHPORT, NY, April 16, 2013 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has released a new version of its wireless network security visualization tool, MeerCAT®-Pro Version 4.1. MeerCAT®, a visualization tool to help identify wireless vulnerabilities and threats, and assess the risks to an organization was developed as part of a DARPA-funded research effort. It has helped many security professionals – including information security auditors, penetration vulnerability testers, and computer network defenders – conduct post-hoc analysis of data acquired from wireless site surveys and security audits. The data analyzed by MeerCAT® is typically collected using “wardriving” software such as Flying Squirrel or Kismet that discover, identify, and locate wireless transmitters. MeerCAT® integrates wireless discovery data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, with their vulnerabilities and [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:32:00-04:00Apr-2013|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: 802.11, 802.11n, cyber attack, cyber security, Flying Squirrel, Kismet, MeerCAT, MeerCAT Pro, security visualization, visual analytics, wardrive, WiFi, wireless intrusion detection, wireless network|

Secure Decisions’ Code Dx Featured on the DHS Build Security In Website, and the NIST SAMATE Website

NORTHPORT, NY, July 16, 2012 – The Department of Homeland Security has chosen to feature Code Dx, software assurance visualization technology developed by the Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, on its Build Security In website. The DHS National Cyber Security Division maintains the Build Security In site as a resource to software developers, with the mission of “setting a higher standard for software assurance.” Code Dx is the only technology specifically highlighted in the Technologies and Tools section of the site. In the same week Code Dx was also featured in the Tool Integration Frameworks section of the SAMATE (Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation) website, hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This recognition stems from a recent presentation by Secure Decisions at the June DHS Software Assurance Working Group [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:35:19-04:00Mar-2013|Categories: News|Tags: application security, cyber attack, cyber security, software assurance, static source code analysis, visual analytics|

Secure Decisions releases MeerCAT® Pro Version 4.0

NORTHPORT, NY, August 15, 2012 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has released a new version of its wireless network security visualization tool, MeerCAT®-Pro Version 4.0. MeerCAT®, a visualization tool to help identify wireless vulnerabilities and threats, and assess the risks to an organization was developed as part of a DARPA-funded research effort. It has helped many security professionals – including information security auditors, penetration vulnerability testers, and computer network defenders – conduct post-hoc analysis of data acquired from wireless site surveys and security audits. The data analyzed by MeerCAT® is typically collected using “wardriving” software such as Flying Squirrel or Kismet that discover, identify, and locate wireless transmitters. MeerCAT® integrates wireless discovery data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, with their vulnerabilities and [...]

Secure Decisions2020-07-14T12:33:48-04:00Aug-2012|Categories: News, Press Releases|Tags: 802.11, 802.11n, cyber attack, cyber security, Flying Squirrel, Kismet, MeerCAT, security visualization, visual analytics, wardrive, WiFi, wireless intrusion detection, wireless network|