interesting articles on secure coding

found on InformIT.com:

It never seemed to matter how the software we used was made. It didn't
seem to matter much who made it either. We just grabbed it
unquestioningly. That's changing. Today's software can definitely be bad
for you, whether it's due to viruses, spyware, dialers, bugs, or merely
baroque license agreements. Today you can hardly tell whether a particular
piece of software is going to be good for you.or not.

Source: Searching for Substance: The Road to Safe Software
http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=334819
Date: Sep 3, 2004 By Nigel McFarlane.

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Everybody can use more secure code.and sometimes the best way to hone your
skills is to listen to other programmers. Here are 18 concise tips offered
by your fellow developers, each a specific (and opinionated!) piece of
advice that you can put to work immediately. You may not agree with all
these suggestions, but each is worth contemplating.

Tipping the Scales Toward Secure Code
http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=332879
Date: Oct 1, 2004 By Rebecca Rohan.



some interesting stuff has been posted there, look around and maybe
something interesting will pop up.

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