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The Art of Software Security Testing
Read an excerpt from the book, The Art of Software Security Testing: Identifying Software Security Flaws. In Chapter 11, "Local Fault Injection," the authors explain the proper methods for examining file formats. chapter excerpt
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heuristics
Heuristics is the application of experience-derived knowledge to a problem and is sometimes used to describe software that screens and filters out messages likely to contain a computer virus or other undesirable content. Definition
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Watchfire will help IBM build application security
Analysts have been pushing the Security 3.0 concept this week at Gartner's IT Security Summit, and one analyst says IBM's acquisition of Watchfire illustrates the trend. Article
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Should fuzzing be part of the secure software development process?
Fuzzing, a common software-testing method, should not be your only vulnerability assessment technique. In this SearchSecurity.com Q&A, Michael Cobb reviews how passing a fuzz test does not always mean that a program is bug-free. Ask the Expert
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How to build secure applications
In this lesson, learn how to build security into the software development lifecycle, implement a practical, efficient change management system and test your applications using a black-box or white box technique. partOfGuideSeries
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Anatomy of a zero-day: Security researchers face hurdles
Despite industry organizations bringing some order to the software testing process, security researchers say obstacles continue to slow their progress. Article
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Internet complexity, insecurity could stifle innovation, expert says
Security threats are driving vendors to produce software and devices that automatically update and run only proprietary software with no effort from the end user. The result could be less flexibility and innovation, one expert says. Article
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Dynamic code obfuscation: New threat requires innovative defenses
Dynamic code obfuscation used to be a taxing effort, but now even the most junior-level malicious hackers have learned how to effectively hide their code. In this tip, Michael Cobb examines how dynamic code obfuscation works, why it's on the rise and... Tip
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debugging
In computers, debugging is the process of locating and fixing or bypassing bugs (errors) in computer program code or the engineering of a hardware device. Definition
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Where's Larry? Ellison calls out sick at RSA Conference
Despite the Oracle CEO's no-show, the database software giant talked up its framework for secure data sharing; meanwhile, CA's CEO called for simplified security products. Article