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Application Due Care

2008-02-18 08:55:12 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...application is truly built secure inside-out, then there is no need for other security layers". Truly secure application is a far fetched statement 1. What is the application made of? - Complexity 2. How was the application built? - Methodology 3. Where does the application run? - Environment 1. Complexity - Applications are developed using...
 
Tags: application, application due care, development methodology, methodology, application runs, application exist, application security, development, secure application
 
 
 
 
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Automating web application security testing

2007-07-16 11:40:00 by Panayiotis Mavrommatis in Google Online Security Blog
 
...applications. An attacker can inject malicious scripts to perform unauthorized actions in the context of the victim's web session. Any web application that serves documents that include data from untrusted sources could be vulnerable to XSS if the untrusted data is not appropriately sanitized. A web application that is vulnerable to XSS can...
 
Tags: web application, application, input, input parameters, accepts user input, xss, xss vulnerabilities, security, security team check
 
 
 
 
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Application delivery controllers: Moving toward the application-centric network

2008-03-26 00:00:00 by Robin Layland in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...application centric. The data center has continued to evolve and so have the requirements placed on the network. The network must be able to route application traffic based on the information within the URL or even details within the application data. It is not enough to monitor an application; now, if a particular transaction within an...
 
Tags: application, application delivery controllers, application switch, application front, application data, network, next-generation slbs, application centric, slbs
 
 
 
 
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Getting vulnerabilities in the application fixed

2007-10-27 13:20:07 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...application Let us accept the fact that developers are mostly busy focusing their time and effort on the functionality of application. Most of the time the software development manager gets away by using the busy excuse. One approach that I suggest you could is to rank the vulnerabilities based on "severity" (how bad if the vulnerability is...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, software development manager, vulnerabilities based, risk acceptance form, risk, severitythreat vulnerabilities, form, form acknowledge, application
 
 
 
 
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More on Application Security Metrics

2008-05-08 20:05:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...application - a design defect All this really proves is that determining which of these types of defects to measure, prioritize, and fix is a tricky business and as always, you mileage may vary As Eric clearly points out the threat landscape isn't static either. So, what you think is a priority today might change tomorrow. And, its...
 
Tags: defects, fundamental design defects, fewer defects, architectural defects, implementation defects, security, application, security design, software developers
 
 
 
 
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Application modernization in the i world

2008-06-25 12:30:30 by Joe Pluta in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Modernizing one of the most efficient interfaces ever designed may be a bit tricky. On the AS/400, application modernization means making the best use out of your existing application programs and especially your application programmers. Joe Pluta shares the three options for modernization on the i: refacing, replacing, and rewriting
 
Tags: application modernization, modernization, joe pluta shares, efficient interfaces, application programs, bit tricky, application programmers, options, as400
 
 
 
 
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Can admins rely on built-in Vista features for application support?

2008-02-18 08:25:28 by Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Despite the application management tools included in Windows Vista, application virtualization is still the best solution for systems administrators
 
Tags: application management tools, windows vista, systems administrators, application virtualization, solution
 
 
 
 
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The essentials of Web application threat modeling

2008-03-25 08:06:16 by Kevin Beaver in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
A critical part of Web application security is mapping out what's at risk -- or threat modeling. Kevin Beaver outlines the essential steps to get you started and help you identify where your application vulnerabilities may be
 
Tags: kevin beaver outlines, web application security, application vulnerabilities, threat, essential steps, critical, risk
 
 
 
 
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How WAN optimization and application acceleration improve branch office network performance

2008-04-03 00:00:00 by Robin Layland in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...applications has done wonders for productivity and provides important functionality to people in distributed locations. But the growth of servers and applications in the branch office has a dark side. Maintenance and problem resolution are expensive. It takes IT staff extra time and expensive tools to diagnose problems remotely. The...
 
Tags: application acceleration, branch office, wan optimization, expensive, expensive wan resources, application acceleration technologies, branch office workers, technologies, server consolidation