Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way (paperback) (Addison-wesley Professional Computing Series) - Softcover

Viega, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321774957 ISBN 13: 9780321774958

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2001

Synopsis

Most organizations have a firewall, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems, all of which are intended to keep attackers out. So why is computer security a bigger problem today than ever before? The answer is simple--bad software lies at the heart of all computer security problems. Traditional solutions simply treat the symptoms, not the problem, and usually do so in a reactive way. This book teaches you how to...

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John Viega is the CTO of Secure Software Solutions (www.securesw.com) and a noted expert in the area of software security. He is responsible for numerous tools in this area, including code scanners (ITS4 and RATS), random number suites (EGADS), automated repair tools, and secure programming libraries. He is also the original author of Mailman, the GNU mailing list manager.

Gary McGraw, Cigital's CTO, is...

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"A book is a machine to think with."
--I.A. Richards PRINCIPLES OF LITERARY CRITICISM

This book exists to help people involved in the software development process learn the principles necessary for building secure software. The book is intended for anyone involved in software development, from managers to coders, although it contains the low-level detail that is most...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0321774957
• ISBN 13: 9780321774958
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528