Basis path testing, also known as Structured Testing, is the primary code-based testing strategy recommended by McCabe Software and supported by McCabe IQ. The main idea behind this testing is that decision outcomes within a software function should be tested independently. This article provides an overview of the benefits of basis path testing. 

This month’s issue of Information Security magazine takes you deep inside the Data Accountability And Trust Act (DATA), pending legislation that could reshape the national privacy landscape and impact the way enterprises and midmarket companies architect their security operations. 

This month's cover story is on Automatic Compliance. The weight of regulatory compliance can break the back of your IT operation. Automation can help you gear up for your next audit. We'll also cover new technologies for identity and access management, IDS vs. IPS, and more. 

This article gives 8 Simple Rules that you can add to your palette of threading design methods. By following these rules you will have more success in writing the best and most efficient threaded implementation of your applications. 

Our Expert Essential Guide to Threat Management explores the best ways to defend against modern threats and targeted attacks. Malicious insiders have placed a bull’s eye on your organization’s back, waiting to strike at just the right time. 

This article describes how game developers can use the power of CSS3 to design common game indicators, such as health, magic, ammo, money, etc. 

Feature articles this month cover bringing data loss prevention coverage to mobile endpoints, readers’ security priorities and top investments for 2010, and new compliance mandates in Massachusetts and Nevada that signal a new generation of data protection laws. Read on for these great articles and more. 

This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information. 

This article proposes a further simplification of J2EE, by showing a way to eliminate the overhead of the runtime platform: the application server. 

This article overviews the new PL/SQL compatibility features in IBM DB2 software version 9.7, making it easier to adopt and allowing you to take advantage of its autonomic and high-performance characteristics.  

UML and SDL are the design languages for third generation systems. This whitepaper discusses using an integrated UML and SDL approach, and using a design example that utilizes Telelogic solutions for Model Driven Development (MDD). 

This article is a general introduction to the testing of embedded systems, and will be followed over the course of the year by more articles focusing on some of the topics discussed. 

The demand for personal video for organizational communication is growing rapidly. By 2015, over 200 million workers globally will run corporate-supplied video conferencing from their desktops.