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Special Report: Securing applications -- The new frontier in security

Techra LLC
02.03.2006
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Security should not stop at the firewall. Vulnerable applications can lead to the type of data theft, revenue loss and litigation that gives IT professionals nightmares. In "Securing Applications -- The New Frontier in Security," Jim Zimmerman of Techra LLC examines recent analysis of application security, identifies 10 critical vulnerabilities and provides recommendations for addressing each issue.

Tidbits of advice for application developers include the following:

When building an app, never allow administrator access in the front door.

Make sure your app can handle errors gracefully -- that is, make

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Use commercial and open-source tools to test your existing environment for vulnerabilities.

Set a minimum security baseline configuration standard for development and production. This minimum should address security feature configuration, role permissions and security profiles and an evaluation of what system services are no longer needed.

Above all, know what vulnerabilities may exist and figure out how to prevent them before plunging headlong into development.

[IMAGE] Read more about Zimmerman's report here.

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