Security Testing Tools by Microsoft
The Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) team at Microsoft released two security testing tools. BinScope Binary Analyzer A Microsoft verification tool that analyzes binaries on a project-wide level to ensure that they have been built in compliance with Microsoft’s SDL requirements and recommendations. MiniFuzz File Fuzzer A very simple fuzzer designed to ease adoption of fuzz testing by non-security people who are unfamiliar with file fuzzing tools or have never used them in their current software development processes.
Categories: Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: security testing, Tools by Microsoft
Security Testing
Security testing is the primary job of ethical hackers. These tests might be configured in such way that the ethical hackers have no knowledge, full knowledge, or partial knowledge of the target of evaluation (TOE). No Knowledge Tests (Blackbox) No knowledge testing is also known as blackbox testing. Simply stated, the security team has no knowledge of the target network or its systems. Blackbox testing simulates an outsider attack as outsiders usually don’t know anything about the network or systems they are probing. The attacker must gather all types of information about the target to begin to profile its strengths [...]
OWASP – CALL FOR RESEARCH PAPERS
First OWASP AppSec Academia Symposium at University of California, Irvine Wednesday 08-26-2009. This will be a half day free event for anyone interested, if you have a research paper or would like to join owasp for this event you can submit your paper by following the instructions on the site or you can register at https://www.owasp.org/index.php/AppSec_Academia_Symposium Call for Presentations / Research Papers
Categories: Concept Tags: owasp, security testing
Application Security: The Missing Pillar of Software Quality
Hi all today while reading some application security news I came across one application security white paper by HP.Some of the content of this article is as follows. Introduction Historically, application developers and quality assurance (QA) teams have not focused on security. Why? They haven’t focused on security because we have not asked them to. IT Management typically asks developers to achieve two goals—build innovative features and see that the project is completed on time. For QA teams, the expectation is to see that the application functions as intended and that it can scale effectively and perform under load (functional [...]
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: security testing
Honeypots
Just as honey attracts bears, a honeypot is designed to attract hackers. Honeypots have no production value. They are set up specifically for the following purposes: Providing advance warning of a real attack Tracking the activity and keystrokes of an attacker Increasing knowledge of how hackers attack systems Luring the attacker away from the real network
Categories: Concept, Internet Security Tags: hacker trap, security testing, www.honeynet.org
Hacking Web Applications – Truly Simple
This is one of the interesting posts from Dharmesh Mehtas blog. Application Hacking is the trend of the industry. It started with viruses and worms – The age of anti-virus. It evolved with the internet as more corporations developed internal and external networks – The age of Network Security. Now as industry has been powered with World Wide Web, information security has reached its third age – The age of Application Security. Application attack is one of the hardest attacks to recognize and defend against, as it uses your programs and systems against you.
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: security testing, Vulnerability Testing, webapplication security
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web applications by checking for exploitable hacking vulnerabilities. Automated scans may be supplemented and cross-checked with the variety of manual tools to allow for comprehensive web site and web application penetration testing. If web applications are not secure, then your entire database of sensitive information is at serious risk. Why?
Categories: Automation, Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: Acunetix, Scanner, security testing, Vulnerability
Goals of Security
Hi Friends ,Today we are discussion about security goals. There are many ways in which security can be achieved, but it’s universally agreed that the security triad of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) form the basic building blocks of any good security initiative. Confidentiality addresses the secrecy and privacy of information. Physical examples of confidentiality include locked doors, armed guards, and fences. Logical examples of confidentiality can be seen in passwords, encryption, and firewalls. In the logical world, confidentiality must protect data in storage and in transit. For a real-life example of the failure of confidentiality, look no further than [...]
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: Goals of Security, security testing
A list of the top 10 most critical Web application security problems
The list includes the following: Unvalidated parameters: In this scenario, information from Web requests isn’t validated before the Web application uses it. Attackers can use these flaws to attack backside components through a Web application. Broken access control: Organizations fail to enforce restrictions on what authenticated users are allowed to do. Attackers can exploit these flaws to access other users’ accounts, view sensitive files, or use unauthorized functions. Broken account and session management: Account credentials and session tokens aren’t properly protected. Attackers that can compromise passwords, keys, session cookies, or other tokens can defeat authentication restrictions and assume other users’ [...]
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: Application security, security testing, top 10 security threats
Ethical Hacking for Professionals
Ethical Hacking: Security Testing for Professionals Our most popular information security and hacking training goes in-depth into the techniques used by malicious, black hat hackers with attention getting lectures and hands-on lab exercises . While these hacking skills can be used for malicious purposes, this class teaches you how to use the same hacking techniques to perform a white-hat, ethical hack, on your organization. You leave with the ability to quantitatively assess and measure threats to information assets; and discover where your organization is most vulnerable to hacking in this network security training course.. The Best Defense is a Good [...]
Categories: Concept, Internet Security, Security Testing Tags: CEH, Ethical Hacking, security testing
