found on InformIT.com: It never seemed to matter how the software we used was made. It didn't seem to matter much who made it either. We just grabbed it unquestioningly. That's changing. Today's software can definitely be bad for you, whether it's due to viruses, spyware, dialers, bugs, or merely baroque license agreements. Today you can hardly tell whether a particular piece of software is going to be good for you.or not.
Source: Searching for Substance: The Road to Safe Software http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=334819 Date: Sep 3, 2004 By Nigel McFarlane. ----------------------------- Everybody can use more secure code.and sometimes the best way to hone your skills is to listen to other programmers. Here are 18 concise tips offered by your fellow developers, each a specific (and opinionated!) piece of advice that you can put to work immediately. You may not agree with all these suggestions, but each is worth contemplating. Tipping the Scales Toward Secure Code http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=332879 Date: Oct 1, 2004 By Rebecca Rohan. some interesting stuff has been posted there, look around and maybe something interesting will pop up. ________ jose nazario, ph.d. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://monkey.org/~jose/ http://infosecdaily.net/
