Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Secure coding essential to risk mitigation planning"
This article is part of the January 2004 issue of IDSes takes aim: Emerging "target-based" systems improve intrusion defense
"The root of the vulnerability problem is that programmers don't know how to code securely. If programmers were taught security in the first place, my job would be 100 times easier." How many times have you heard this? All together now, repeat after me: Not gonna happen. Don't get me wrong. Building secure software is a laudable goal. It boosts productivity and reduces costs. According to one study, it's 6.5 times more expensive to fix a security problem in the implementation phase than in the design phase of a software rollout. By the time you get to the maintenance phase, it's 100 times more expensive. But we'll burn too much time and energy chasing a totally impractical objective. Secure programming is an oxymoron because none of the parties who could make it happen on a broad scale are properly "incentivized." Industry leaders care about two things: how to make more money and how to spend less. The notion that secure programming helps them increase efficiency and cut costs in the long run ignores the fact that it's faster and cheaper to build crappy ... Access >>>
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Ron Rivest, RSA Algorithm Creator, discusses issues with micropayments
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'Targeted' perimeter defense improves network-based intrusion detection systems
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Passive scanning: A new take on network vulnerability scanning
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Learn about the benefits and risks of passive network vulnerability scanning.
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Secure coding essential to risk mitigation planning
by Andrew Briney, Information Security magazine
Information Security magazine's editorial director Andrew Briney talks about the lack of incentive for making code more secure.
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Examining hacker bounty pros and cons: Do they stop computer hackers?
A hacker bounty could create a new benchmark for hackers to measure themselves, so do bounties stop computer hackers?
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Understanding the Open Systems Interconnection model
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It's time to take the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model up a notch to the human layer.
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Spammers drive organizations to block Internet traffic to stop attacks
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Secure coding essential to risk mitigation planning
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