CodeScan Labs Releases PHP Source Code Vulnerability Scanner
New Zealand Security Company Continues Ongoing Success
AUCKLAND, 28 Aug. 08– CodeScan Labs (CodeScan Limited, has released CodeScan version 1.5 for PHP (Automated On-Demand Web Source Code Analysis) onto the world stage, and will shortly be releasing for global sales. CodeScan Labs is a world leader in on-demand security audits of Web Application Source Code. (www.codescan.com)
Until recently, web application security has traditionally been evaluated through “penetration testing” of the application from the Internet. While this has a large number of benefits, the full application security is not really tested at the point where the security should be implemented, in other words, at the Source Code level. “Security at the Source” addresses this, and the release of CodeScan Developer PHP complements the CodeScan Developer ASP product, which is in full production.
CodeScan will not only be used by developers as part of the software development lifecycle but by businesses as an assurance tool, allowing companies and consultants to test for security weaknesses in source code already in production with high levels of accuracy and performance. It provides audit trails that record when the security audit was performed; what vulnerabilities were uncovered; and how an organisation should fix them. It also provides methods for “healing” the vulnerable source code.
Peter Benson, Chief Executive Officer of CodeScan Labs advises “The release of our PHP version of CodeScan Developer has been greatly anticipated, and is an exciting development for our company in heading towards the forefront of Source Code Security analysis for the millions of web sites and applications running ASP or PHP.
Benson goes on to say, “This is a huge milestone for us, and a significant complementary service to add to our portfolio. With this service offering, we have demonstrated once again that we can create world-class and world-leading software, and can now offer global security solutions to businesses, reducing the hassle and complexity of manual source code inspection and security audits. This release firmly positions CodeScan Labs on the world stage as a global security researcher, leader and visionary.”
"CodeScan has very quickly proven the success of the automated model for security auditing," adds Benson. “As pressures of security compliance on small companies as well as large enterprises continue to intensify, the opportunities for this market are unlimited. We are excited to be a part of leading this continued growth and expansion and look forward to helping take the company to a global level in this market."
About CodeScan Labs
CodeScan Labs is a world leading Information Security Research and Development company based in New Zealand. CodeScan Labs focuses on security vulnerability research and specifically security vulnerabilities that can be identified at a source code level.
The solutions of CodeScan Labs are focussed around our CodeScan Developer products, with initial release of our CodeScan Developer .ASP product on 1 July 2005, with .PHP released September 2008.
PHP support for Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 will be released in late September 2008. Other web application software languages and Enterprise class functionality are currently undergoing development.
CodeScan enables companies to audit their web applications for security weaknesses by focussing on testing at the source code level. This has huge advantages over traditional penetration or web application testing, by testing “Security at the Source”.
More information on CodeScan Labs is available at: www.codescan.com
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