Home > Information Security Magazine > Features > Safety Net
EMAIL THIS
Information Security Magazine

  CURRENT ISSUE  

  FEATURES  

  COLUMNS  

  HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS  

  ARCHIVES  

  SUBSCRIBE/RENEW  
 

Safety Net
by Eric Cole
Issue: May 2006
printer-friendly
< PREV PAGE   |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   NEXT PAGE  >

Microsoft's .NET development framework can help your Web apps perform securely.

Web services allow organizations to connect with other entities across disparate platforms, delivering the information they need, when they need it. Lifting up the hood, Web services include a complex mix of service-oriented architectures, semantic webs, XML, self-describing software and SOAP.

Utilizing Web services involves combining technology and techniques from different applications into a seamless architecture. To solve this problem, Microsoft created and embedded .NET into its operating systems and key Microsoft server applications to provi



de seamless integration across its entire suite of products.

Any time you hear about a new development platform that allows for dynamic downloads and remote execution of code, your security radar should perk up immediately. Web services open a world of dynamic connectivity and commerce, but they have also opened enterprises to attack because of vulnerable code and authentication infrastructure.

While security is still only as good as the human beings who adhere to sound security coding policies and practices, .NET provides built-in mechanisms for avoiding some of the common pitfalls. Let's examine some of the most important points.

< PREV PAGE   |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   NEXT PAGE  >





TechTarget Security Media
Information Security View this month\\'s issue and subscribe today.
Information Security Decisions Apply online for free conference admission.
SearchSecurity.com
HomeNewsMagazineMultimediaWhite PapersLearningAdviceTopicsEventsAbout Us

About Us  |  Contact Us  |  For Advertisers  |  For Business Partners  |  Site Index  |  RSS
TechTarget provides technology professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective purchase decisions and managing their organizations' technology projects - with its network of technology-specific websites, events and online magazines.

TechTarget Corporate Web Site  |  Media Kits  |  Site Map




All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2003 - 2009, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Policy
  TechTarget - The IT Media ROI Experts