Securing Productivity Applications

NEWS: 1 - 3 of 111

	SAP issues update to correct critical ActiveX flaw SearchSecurity.com | 07 Jan 2009 ARTICLE - A critical error in SAP's graphical user interface could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to sensitive data and critical files.

	Adobe issues warning for Linux users SearchSecurity.com | 19 Dec 2008 ARTICLE - A dangerous flaw in Adobe Flash Player for Linux could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

	Adobe hopes to speed patch releases with more transparency SearchSecurity.com | 17 Dec 2008 ARTICLE - Poor communication with security researchers fuels inefficiencies, the software maker said.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 18

SECURING PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS EXPERTS
			Michael Cobb Founder and Managing Director, Cobweb Applications Ltd. ASK A QUESTION

	Can virtualized applications interact with each other without explicit permission? 10 Oct 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - If a guest OS in a virtualized system is compromised, it could theoretically go through the hypervisor layer and compromise the rest of the guest operating systems. But what about an environment with virtualized ...

	What is the best way to manually test for buffer overflows? 10 Oct 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - There are two ways of reviewing a program for buffer overflows. Michael Cobb explains how to examine a program's source code and file code.

	Using Nessus Attack Scripting Language (NASL) to find application vulnerabilities 01 Jul 2008 TIP - In this new addition to our Nessus 3 Tutorial, Mike Chapple provides examples of NASL scripts that can find known vulnerabilities in your customized or third-party applications.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 1 of 1

	Quiz: Could you detect an application attack? SearchSecurity.com | 10 Jul 2006 SECURITY QUIZ - Test your application security awareness, review common application attacks and learn how to improve application layer logging to detect and protect against these attacks.

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 5

	Poor development practices lead to continued security problems Information Security Magazine | 28 Nov 2008 COLUMNS - Critical systems continue to fail because security specialists haven't established themselves as valuable professionals.

	Product review: Klocwork Insight 8.0 Information Security Magazine | 01 Jun 2008 HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - SOFTWARE SECURITY

	Product review: Mu-4000 Security Analyzer Information Security Magazine | 01 Jun 2008 HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - SYSTEM/DEVICE TESTING

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1

	sheepdip 01 Feb 2002 WORD - In computers, a sheepdip (or, variously, sheep dipping or a footbath) is the checking of media, usually diskettes or CD-ROMs, for viruses before they are used in a computer or network. A sheepdip computer is used only for ...

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