Application Security
101 Stories
More Asian companies want code tested
News More businesses that outsource application development want security features built into their apps, rope in in-house audit teams and contemplate automation.
Tags: Business applications, Software engineering/development, Software integration, Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Source Code, IT Security, Application Security
Beefing up Web application security
Program Organizations often overlook the inherent security levels in the Web-enabled applications that they own. Learn what to look out for.
Tags: IT Management
Oracle sews up multiple security holes
News Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products.
Tags: Security, Business applications, Databases
HP service aims to strengthen trust in the cloud
News Cloud Assure has been launched in an effort to increase trust in SaaS security, availability and application performance, the company.
Tags: Cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security, business availability, middleware security, Application Security, Cloud computing, PaaS, performance, software-as-a-service
Microsoft to offer hosted security for Exchange
News Software giant announces its first Forefront-branded hosted security service, which is designed to keep spam and malware out of Exchange e-mail inboxes.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Infrastructure/architecture management, Microsoft Corp., Security, Guardium, Q1 Labs Inc., StillSecure, Application Security, e-mail
Secure software? Experts say it's no longer a pipedream
News Hurdles still exist, but on the eve of a big security conference, industry execs say the prospect of vulnerability-free software may not be that far away.
Tags: Network security, Mobile, PC security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Security, Vulnerability, Open Source, Gary McGraw
Google fixes severe Chrome security hole
News A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google's browser could let an attacker use a different browser to make Chrome do his bidding.
Tags: Web browsers, Spam and phishing, Security, Google Inc., Web Browser, local disk, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, program manager, JavaScript
Flaw exposes Chrome, Firefox to clickjacking
News Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that exposes Google's Chrome browser and Firefox 3.0.5 to a clickjacking attack.
Tags: Web browsers, Web sites, Security, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Attack, Spokesperson, Flaw, Clickjacking
Clickjacking: Hijacking clicks on the Internet
News Security researcher warns that clicking on the Web may not always take you where you want to go.
Tags: PC security, E-business, Twitter, Adobe Systems Inc., Web Page, Attack, Clickjacking Attack, iFrame, Flash Player 10, computer
Three control elements in role-based access design
Techguide Each access control element plays an important role and must be assessed when evaluating multifactor authentication and single sign-on solutions.
Tags: Security Management, Risk Management, Authentication and encryption, Authentication, Security, Biometrics, Single Sign-on, Role, Identity, Identity Verification
Short Take: Netrust integrates iSprint software
News Locally-based certification authority Netrust Pte Ltd and security software maker i-Sprint Innovations Pte Ltd launched a partnership program that will provide companies with an application security solution.
Google RatProxy looks for cross-site flaws
News Free tool helps Web developers analyze their site for a variety of cross-site vulnerabilities.
Tags: Security, Google Inc., Security Audit, Vulnerability, Tool, Apple Mac OS, Flaw, Cygwin, design pattern, Web 2.0
How to secure your Web applications--Part 1
Techguide With the growth in the number of Web applications there is a corresponding growth in the vulnerabilities associated with them. In this first article in a series dealing with Web application security, Tom Olzak looks at a list of common Web application vulnerabilities.
Keep your Web applications secure
Techguide When it comes to Web application security, many companies just scan their systems for vulnerabilities and call it a day. But that's a mistake.
Tags: Mobile, Policy and management
Oracle sews up multiple security holes
Techguide As part of its quarterly patch cycle, Oracle last week released fixes for a long list of security vulnerabilities in many of its products.
