2006-05-11
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In our latest DevSource video, author and consultant Mark Burnett tackles the real-world questions. Burnett, who specializes in Windows security, is the author of Hacking the Code: ASP.NET Web Application Security, co-author of Stealing The Network: How to Own the Box, and co-author of Maximum Windows 2000 Security. He shares advice for developers who want to ensure their code isn't the weak link in the chain, addressing such issues as password practices (includng what's wrong with the "secret question" most sites use), Microsoft's choices of security over usability, and the impact of government regulations on the disclosure of corporate security breaches.
Burnett suggests a software security consitition to set the acceptable rules for application development. And he talks about what's changing in the hacking community (it's not the skills, he says, but who is doing it and what motivates them). It's fascinating stuff, even if security topics don't usually attract your attention.
"We're writing the code today for tomorrow's security threats," Burnett warns.
Tell us what you think of the video (and the series!) in the DevSource Forum.
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