[SC-L] Spot the bug

2005-07-19 Thread Mark Curphey
If you fancy yourself as a good code reviewer you can play spot the bug at MSDN. They will be getting harder ! http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/

[SC-L] RE: Glossary of Terms

2005-07-17 Thread Mark Curphey
I like the second idea a lot. Thanks. I actually don't want to be web appliction specific. I think what I will do is create a matrix, map the current terms in existing standards (RFC 2828, NIST etc) and then I can reference the term back to the official document in a central place. Argh, blue skies

[SC-L] Glossary of Terms

2005-07-15 Thread Mark Curphey
For a long time I have wanted to be able to point to a common set of definitions for security terms (not the usual BS marketing / Hax0r terms) that I can use and adopt in technical and non-technical writing. Things like the OWASP Top Ten re-write. So I created one using a Wiki so poeple can add,

Re: [SC-L] Any software security news from the RSA conference?

2004-02-26 Thread Mark Curphey
I thought this was interesting. I missed it but I am sure the message will please many on this list (myself included) Bill Cheswick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill Gates gave a keynote on their current approach to security, and > the contents of SP2, due out 1H 2004. From what I heard, Bi

Re: [SC-L] Any software security news from the RSA conference?

2004-02-26 Thread Mark Curphey
steps that were not in the documentation". However, he said the documentation didn't make it clear how to secure his network: "The industry needs to make it easy for users like me -- who are reasonably technically competent -- to employ solid security features and not make it so tempti