Author: Pieter Danhieux

The amazing community at MITRE recently published their list of the CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors affecting the world in 2019. This list isn’t opinion-driven, it is the result of multi-faceted analysis utilizing the work of organizations like NIST, as well as publicized Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®) data. In order to determine the “top” flaws, a score is attributed based on their severity, exploitability, and prevalence in current software. It’s not the kind of list that is going to win any positive accolades, that’s for sure. However, unlike the majority of annual wrap-ups, many of the entrants…