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Methodologies & Tools For Web Application Security Assessment
White Papers This white paper suggests a methodology for web application security assessments, as well as an explanation on how to use automated tools for accelerating the assessment process. A well-documented methodology should be followed carefully, and in...
[September 5, 2009, 1:22]
Web Application Security: Automated scanning versus manual penetration testing
White Papers There are two methods to detect Web vulnerability: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. Research has shown that a vast number of Web sites are vulnerable to application attacks...
[February 1, 2009, 23:00]
WLANs as Business Application Tools
White Papers Such multiservice networks have unique issues, such as ensuring proper security, bandwidth, and mobility for both public and private purposes. With the rapid spread of WiFi into corporate life, wireless LAN networks that support a mix of...
[January 5, 2006, 23:00]
Open source 'lacks enterprise-grade security'
News The security practices of open-source IT developers should lead enterprises to think twice before using open-source software, according to a new study sponsored by security tools vendor Fortify. It found that all or nearly all of the projects...
[July 21, 2008, 17:03]
Oracle secures identity management
News Earlier this week, BEA Systems announced plans to offer application security, while IBM and Sun Microsystems offer identity-management tools with their Java-based application servers. Oracle's entry into security reflects similar moves by its...
[October 16, 2003, 16:40]
BEA keeping busy on software updates
News The new version will feature improved security, better support for Web services and new tools that will allow software developers to run and manage software that runs on top of the application server, BEA executives said.
[April 29, 2002, 14:19]
Networld+Interop: Bay catches IP fever
News What Bay calls Enabling Services - including directory services, traffic management, virtual public networks and security - were introduced yesterday with Application Services (multimedia, voice and fax over IP) and Interworking Services...
[October 29, 1997, 15:54]
iDefense launches format testing kit
News These tools only discover whether an application and a format could have a vulnerability," said Joshua Feldman, a security engineer at Science Applications International. The tools, for Windows and Linux, can automatically tweak files bit-for-bit...
[July 29, 2005, 16:50]
Hackers to release anti-censorship tool
News The group behind the application is the Cult of the Dead Cow, a team of white hat (non-criminal) computer hackers best known for producing security tools that exploit weaknesses in Microsoft software.
[April 30, 2001, 13:29]
Time to plan your Web services
News Of course, no significant deployment of Web services will take place until security and reliability standards are agreed upon and integrated into development tools, operating systems, and application servers.
[August 8, 2002, 14:05]
BEA joins rush to security
News Follow-on versions of WLES, due next year, will work with IBM's competing WebSphere Java server suite as well as with applications written using Microsoft's .Net line of tools, said George Kassabgi, the general manager of application security...
[October 13, 2003, 11:35]
Security experts look to 'whitelisting' future
News These tools, according to Andrew Clarke, senior vice president of Lumension Security, would ensure that "if someone is introducing a rogue application into an organisation and it's not on the whitelist and it's not a known good, it won't run.
[May 28, 2008, 10:01]
Microsoft deal produces branch-office appliance
News No-one offers the comprehensive platform that we do, that starts with what we call 'application intelligence' — our product will automatically discover more than 600 applications or tools. Customers benefit from having the best application...
[May 8, 2007, 16:49]
WebLogic software gets a revamp
News We are trying to provide one place where the developer can work at the business process level and integrate their own things with third-party tools and applications," he said. BEA muscled into the market for development tools last March with the...
[December 13, 2002, 14:39]
New Web services tools look to security
News Cape Clear Software released on Tuesday a test version of the next generation of its Web services software package, which features new tools designed to improve management and security. While many such applications are promising, analysts say a...
[November 6, 2002, 10:18]
Microsoft to enlarge server business with Jupiter bundle
News In the early 1990s, Microsoft created BackOffice, a bundle of the company's SQL Server database, Exchange messaging server, application management tools and other software. Microsoft is counting on Web services projects to drive sales of its server...
[May 23, 2003, 7:33]
Biometric scanners updated to fight scammers
News The company also this week announced tools to combine scans of the face and fingerprints into a single, more secure application of biometrics. Additionally, Viisage on Tuesday released tools that let developers combine scans of the face and...
[October 21, 2005, 10:05]
Microsoft lays groundwork for Longhorn
News For corporate application designers, Microsoft will boost the application modelling capabilities within Whidbey and provide close integration with configuration management and testing tools, executives said.
[July 30, 2003, 8:50]
KACE KBOX 1000 Series review
Reviews We must admit to some scepticism concerning the benefits of putting systems management tools onto an appliance. Other tools include remote control and easy-to-use scripting, complete with a graphical script editor and sample scripts for a variety...
[August 24, 2009, 13:57]
Airscanner Security Combo for WM5/WM6
Downloads In addition to the core scanning software the AntiVirus solution includes anti-spyware and system tools to help keep your device bug free.Airscanner Mobile AntiVirus is so advanced, attractive, and easy to use, beginners and experts alike love it.
[September 23, 2008, 8:00]
