Application Security

 
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Malicious IT attacks are on the rise and one area that has been proven to be more vulnerable is in the deployment of applications.

Application security includes any software, hardware or procedural method that protects applications from external threats. Security best practices taken to protect applications, or countermeasures, include the use of application firewalls, routers, encryption/decryption programs, antivirus software, and identity authentication.

Check the Application Security Resource Center to find the latest news on threats to application and network security, security best practices, cutting-edge products, and vendor profiles, along with articles and insightful commentary from today's most respected technology writers.

 
  Key Concepts: application security, security countermeasures, firewall, encryption, identity authentication  
  Related Topics: data security solutions, computer network security system, network access control  
:: Recent Insights on Application Security ::
 

20 Ways to Secure Apache

Source: Open Source Technology

A list of 20 ways to make an Apache configuration more secure is provided. The blogger suggests that the Apache version number be hidden and directory browsing turned off.

Is Single Vendor-Driven Open Source Riskier?

Source: InfoWorld

Savio Rodrigues wonders how the two vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework discovered by Ounce Labs could remain hidden for so long. Rodrigues suggests that the trend toward ...

Fortify: Open Source Software Exposes Businesses to Risk

Source: Fortify

According to a survey by Fortify Software, open source software development communities are not using best practices to secure code. Fortify suggests that enterprises apply risk ...

The Continuing Open Source Security Debate

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

It's almost funny how nearly every other week there's a new study on the security of open source ...

Whitelists are No Security Cure-all

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

Last week, I described various problems being encountered by the traditional antivirus industry. The ...

Blogger: Why Whitelisting Won't Work

Source: From inside a rock, out comes a monkey

While antivirus software vendors seem to be moving toward whitelisting, blogger Bob Sala sees several problems with the approach. Sala says one reason why he doesn't think ...

Security Vendors Change Tactics with Whitelisting

Source: PCWorld.com

In an effort to combat the flood of malware, security vendors are beefing up their whitelisting tools. However, since there is no full list of all good software, over-reliance on ...

11 of 45 Oracle Patches Affect Database

Source: InfoWorld

Eleven of the 45 security patches that Oracle plans to release Tuesday affect the 11g, 10g and 9i releases of its database. Oracle says the weaknesses require a user name and ...

Attackers Exploiting Word 2002 Bug

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft issued a late advisory concerning a bug in Word 2002 that attackers are actively exploiting. Microsoft has not released a patch for the flaw, but recommends opening and ...

Vulnerability Found in Word

Source: IT Business Edge Blogs

If you just got the latest Patch Tuesday updates installed, that doesn't mean all is ...

 
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