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Information Technology News Are you a dangerous programmer? | Are you a dangerous programmer? |
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| by Davey Winder | |
| Wednesday, 14 January 2009 | |
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However, according to MITRE and the SANS Institute, there are some 25 programming errors which can lead to serious software vulnerabilities. These are frequent in occurrence and are both easy to find and exploit. It is these programming errors which make you a dangerous coder. Dangerous because they can allow attackers to completely control software, to steal data or just prevent the software from working in some way. The 2009 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors list comes after collaboration between both MITRE and SANS along with numerous software experts from the likes of Microsoft and Symantec in Europe and the US. SANS has contributed via the Top 20 Attack Vectors development process, while MITRE kicks in with it's Common Weakness Enumeration project and the US Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division helps out with web hosting. The aim of the list is to help you become a better coder by understanding your weaknesses, educating programmers how to spot and remove common mistakes before software is released. So just what are the Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors according to the CWE/SANS list? More on page 2. CONTINUES |
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