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Understanding the Secure Development Life Cycle

It takes research, development and testing to deploy a secure web or mobile application that users can access or download with confidence. Application security is one of the biggest concerns in the tech world today. Many people are concerned that hackers will be able to exploit unlocked doors in the virtual world to break into their computers or mobile devices. Developers and those who support apps need to stay on top of the latest trends in secure development.

An application has the best chance of staying secure if it is developed using what is known as a secure development life cycle (SDLC). SDLC is comprised of seven phases. Each phase allows developers to build the most secure and user-friendly version of an app. Planning ahead by using an established life cycle makes it easy to anticipate and repair any vulnerabilities that may come as a result of the front-end design or back-end coding of an app. This approach can help developers avoid costly and unexpected security-related discoveries in the last stages of development. [Read more…]

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5 Must-Use Mobile Apps for Writers

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Writing is a noble profession and writers today come in different types. Regardless, people passionate about writing can pursue what they love to do best by utilizing the latest technology such as the internet and software applications that are available in varied forms.

The best thing about these apps is they can now be fully used in mobile gadgets including your smartphone to help you in writing a paper, a novel, a script or an article. This way, writers can type down their thoughts and ideas and save them even while on the go. These writing apps are very helpful in many ways from searching for synonyms and organizing your thoughts to finding ideas or topics to write on. [Read more…]

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5 Steps To Ensure a Clean Software App Launch

The time is right for professional software developers to get their ideas out into the world, as there is lots of money to be made and success to be had. However, one of the most disastrous things that could happen to you is to have a bad software launch, where all that momentum gets lost because of bugs.

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So, there are ways to prevent this misadventure by taken certain steps, including getting your software professionally tested, using early adopters and beta versions to get rid of bugs, learning everything required through the app providers, getting social media in order, and being prepared to scale. [Read more…]

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6 Practical Apps to Have On Your Smartphone

 

SmartphonesAccording to surveys done by research firms in 2014, 90 % of Americans own a cell phone, 85 % say it’s a central part of their daily lives and 50 % use it to download apps. Apps are so useful that they have made themselves a “can’t do without” software for communication, information seeking and a host of other services. The downside is, with apps being made at a dizzying pace, we have suffered from app overload leading to confusion over what to install and uninstall.

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5 Cooking Apps That Will Make Your Life Easier

Cooking is a pleasure for me, something that takes away some of the stress – which seems to never go away – and also give me the satisfaction of enjoying its results. While I have my go-to dishes – pasta, pasta, and did I mention pasta? – I do like to try new things regularly. That adds a little flavor of adventure to things.

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I love recipe books, not only because they help me out in that adventure thing, but also because they are a joy to browse through when you’re just sitting down and idling. I still have several physical paper cookbooks, which are rather specialized, such as one focusing on healthy recipes Philippines style. I also have some for Indonesian and Indian food.
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