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24 Deadly Sins of Software Security: Programming Flaws and How to Fix Them
Contributor(s): Howard, Michael (Author), LeBlanc, David (Author), Viega, John (Author)

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ISBN: 0071626751     ISBN-13: 9780071626750
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2009
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Annotation: Bestselling authors Michael Howard and David LeBlanc have partnered together again with John Viega, the man who uncovered the original 19 deadly programming sins, to completely update this book, adding five new sins. They deliver proven techniques for eliminating the most common code vulnerabilities.
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Security - General
- Computers | Networking - General
Dewey: 005.8
LCCN: 2009031994
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.5" W x 9.3" L (1.70 lbs) 432 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 27
 
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Eradicate the Most Notorious Insecure Designs and Coding Vulnerabilities

Fully updated to cover the latest security issues, 24 Deadly Sins of Software Security reveals the most common design and coding errors and explains how to fix each one-or better yet, avoid them from the start. Michael Howard and David LeBlanc, who teach Microsoft employees and the world how to secure code, have partnered again with John Viega, who uncovered the original 19 deadly programming sins. They have completely revised the book to address the most recent vulnerabilities and have added five brand-new sins. This practical guide covers all platforms, languages, and types of applications. Eliminate these security flaws from your code:

  • SQL injection
  • Web server- and client-related vulnerabilities
  • Use of magic URLs, predictable cookies, and hidden form fields
  • Buffer overruns
  • Format string problems
  • Integer overflows
  • C++ catastrophes
  • Insecure exception handling
  • Command injection
  • Failure to handle errors
  • Information leakage
  • Race conditions
  • Poor usability
  • Not updating easily
  • Executing code with too much privilege
  • Failure to protect stored data
  • Insecure mobile code
  • Use of weak password-based systems
  • Weak random numbers
  • Using cryptography incorrectly
  • Failing to protect network traffic
  • Improper use of PKI
  • Trusting network name resolution

Contributor Bio(s): Howard, Michael: - Michael Howard is is a principal security program manager on the Trustworthy Computing Group's Security Engineering team at Microsoft. He is the author or coauthor of many well-known software security books and is an editor of IEEE Security & Privacy.

David LeBlanc, Ph.D., is a principal software development engineer on the Microsoft Office security team. He is a coauthor, with Michael Howard, of Writing Secure Code (Microsoft Press).

John Viega is CTO of the SaaS Business Unit at McAfee and was previously their chief security architect. He is the author of five other security books. Mr. Viega first defined the 19 deadly sins of software security for the Department of Homeland Security.

Viega, John: - John Viega discovered the 19 deadly programming flaws that received such press and media attention, and this book is based on his discovery. He is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Secure Software (www.securesoftware.com), is a well-known security expert, and coauthor of Building Secure Software (Addison-Wesley), Network Security with OpenSSL (O'Reilly) an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) and Senior Policy Researcher at the Cyberspace Policy Institute, and he serves on the Technical Advisory Board for the Open Web Applications Security Project. He also founded a Washington, D.C. area security interest group that conducts monthly lectures presented by leading experts in the field. John is responsible for numerous software security tools, and is the original author of Mailman, the GNU mailing list manager. He holds a B.A. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. He is the author or coauthor of nearly 80 technical publications, including numerous refereed research papers and trade articles. He is coauthor of Building Secure Software, Network Security and Cryptography with OpenSSL and The Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++.LeBlanc, David: - David LeBlanc, Ph.D., is currently Chief Software Architect for Webroot Software. Prior to joining Webroot, he served as security architect for Microsoft's Office division, was a founding member of the Trustworthy Computing Initiative, and worked as a white-hat hacker in Microsoft's network security group. David is also co-author of Writing Secure Code and Assessing Network Security, as well as numerous articles. On good days, he'll be found riding the trails on his horse with his wife, Jennifer.
 
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