Look for vulnerabilities in your code, take advantage of the Java security APIs and packages, and use third-party tools to monitor and log your code for security issues.

It’s true that Java has fewer identified vulnerabilities than some other commonly used languages. It’s also true that some newer languages appear more secure than Java, at least at first glance.

"The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java" book covers the rules for secure coding using Java programming language. InfoQ spoke with book authors on how these rules can help Java developers.

Amazon Web Services' automated code review helps developers find serious security issues in Java and Python applications.

The truth of the matter is, a large number of vulnerabilities exist in production code not because hackers are coming up with new ways to penetrate systems, but because developers and DevOps personnel ...

Of course, the best way to avoid plain text passwords from being accessed by crafty hackers is simply to not include passwords in the secure Java code base. Many resources that are accessed at runtime ...

News Rule of secure coding: 'See input as evil' By Jack Vaughan April 15, 2003 We recently asked security maven Steve Orrin to tell us some of the tenets of secure coding today. While this was once an ...