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 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 [...]

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 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 Decisions Technology to Support the NIST Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE)

NORTHPORT, NY, June 17, 2013 – Secure Decisions’ new software assurance technology Code Dx™ will be used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the evaluation of static source code analysis tool performance during the fifth Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE V) and Workshop. The Static Analysis Tool Exposition (SATE) is part of an effort led by NIST and hosted by the Morgridge Institute Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) to advance research in, and improvement of, static analysis tools that find security-relevant defects in source code.  The exposition will allow participating tool developers to execute their software assurance tools against a set of software programs with known security defects. NIST-led researchers using Code Dx will be able to analyze the tool results, and report and discuss their findings and experiences at a [...]

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

Division of Applied Visions, Inc. to develop 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, June 7, 2013 – Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions and developer of visual analytic tools for software assurance and cyber security, has received a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I award under a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program. The company was selected for this software assurance contract by the DHS Science & Technology Directorate, Washington, DC. Under the contract, Secure Decisions will develop 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 complement and [...]

Code Dx receives the Long Island Software Award

NORTHPORT, NY, April 16, 2013 – The Secure Decisions Division of Applied Visions has been awarded the Long Island Software Award. Code Dx™ was selected as one of “Long Island’s Top Software Products” and will receive the award at the Long Island Software and Technology Network (LISTnet) event to be held on May 1st, 2013.  The Long Island Software Award mission is to “showcase the strength and diversity of Long Island's software industry by recognizing excellence in a wide range of software products”. Secure Decisions has previously won this award for their MeerCAT®, VIAssist™ and SecureScope™ products. Code Dx was initially developed as part of a Department of Homeland Security-funded research effort to develop tools for improving the security of software products developed for government and industry.  It was based on the needs of DHS [...]

Secure Decisions Selected to Demonstrate Technologies at the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Flag Industry Day

Secure Decisions will exhibit three technologies at the USCYERCOM Cyber Flag Industry Day on February 7th, 2012. NORTHPORT, NY, February 6th, 2012 – The Secure Decisions division of AVI, a provider of research and advanced technology in cyber situational awareness, has been selected to demonstrate its technologies at the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Cyber Flag Industry Day on Feb. 7. Secure Decisions will exhibit in three technology areas: analytics for wireless threat detection, NetFlow visual analytics, and cyber mission assurance. MeerCAT® is a visual analytics tool developed to help identify risks posed by mobile computing devices. MeerCAT® integrates 802.11 wireless data with a geographic information system (GIS) to provide a unified view of detected wireless devices, their vulnerabilities and threats. Secure Decisions’ WildCAT™ system provides turn-key, streamlined collection of wireless data and analysis for use [...]

Secure Decisions Integrates Physical and Cyber Security Forces to Detect Wireless Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Secure Decisions, a division of Applied Visions, has developed a wireless security system that supports real-time monitoring, alerting, analysis, and reporting of IEEE 802.11 (“Wi-Fi”) threats and vulnerabilities. The system was developed under sponsorship of Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T). NORTHPORT, NY, January 11th, 2012 – Secure Decisions recently completed a 14-month effort to develop “WildCAT”, a turnkey system that provides cost-effective, frequent surveillance of an organization’s IEEE 802.11 (“Wi-Fi”) wireless space. WildCAT streamlines the process of detecting, locating, and analyzing wireless threats and vulnerabilities. It has been designed to be used in a standalone configuration, or to augment a wireless intrusion detection/prevention system (WIDS/WIPS). WildCAT offers organizations an inexpensive option to extend their wireless security standoff range or improve their wireless surveillance coverage area. WildCAT leverages a physical security force [...]

Secure Decisions Presents Paper at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security

A paper titled “Integrating Physical and Cyber Security Resources to Detect Wireless Threats to Critical Infrastructure” was accepted for presentation.   NORTHPORT, NY, December 14th, 2011 – A paper written by a team from Secure Decisions was presented as part of the Cyber Security track of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST2011) held in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, on November 15-17th, 2011. The IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (IEEE HST) is the leading international conference addressing the challenges of homeland security technology innovation gaps. Since conception, this annual conference has gained prominence and recognition for bringing together science and technology leaders from around the world. The presentation focused on a solution for monitoring, analyzing and reporting wireless activity. The WildCAT solution was developed by Secure Decisions in collaboration with [...]

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