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Developer

Software Development: Avoid these 10 common Web-based application security mistakes

Web-based application security is a major concern for all developers. Taking the time to secure your application development may involve nothing more than avoiding these common application security mistakes.

Security

Be prepared for release security certification and accreditation reviews

The security certification and accreditation process that accompanies a software release can be a harrowing experience. However, with proper planning for application and data security, the stress can be reduced significantly.

Developer

Ten commandments for the security-conscious programmer

You may not fully realize how the simple programming decisions you make every day can compromise security. Here are the steps you should take to keep hackers and other security threats at bay.

Security

A must-read list for security-conscious programmers

You have to understand security disciplines to build securable applications. Security expert Ron Lewis has assembled a guide to the very best security books on the market.

Data Management

Alpha Five: A prototyping tool to rival Access?

Could the relatively unknown tool, Alpha Five, beat out Microsoft Access as the king of the prototyping world? Check out our review and decide for yourself.

Printers

Follow this five-step security testing process to bulletproof your app

Like all testing, security testing should be done systematically to achieve the best results. Discover how these five easy testing steps can help decrease vulnerabilities in your apps.

Security

Five steps to designing a secure system with TCB

Security must be a factor in system design from the beginning. It starts with defining the trusted computing base (TCB). Follow these steps to achieve a secure system.

Security

Secure your system with the TCB concept

New legislation will make developers liable for security attacks. Consequently, security has risen in importance. Consider this approach to implementing security for your systems.

Security

Engineer security during initiation phase to help prevent system vulnerabilities

Security can be an overlooked aspect of system development; often the need for it is realized during implementation. Avoid scrambling to handle such vulnerabilities by planning security measures during project initiation.

Hardware

Improve application design with prototyping, modeling, and storyboarding

Meeting client expectations is the number-one goal of application development. Here's how one developer uses three approaches to handle different aspects of this critical objective.

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