19. .NET Code Security
IN THE OLD DAYS—back in the 20th century—the primary way that we got software onto our machines went something like this: Go to software store; buy shrink-wrapped box containing disks; insert said disks into machine; install software. If that is the only way you put software on your machine, it is pretty hard to get a computer virus—not impossible, but pretty hard.
That world is long gone; code in the 21st century is both highly mobile and highly componentized. Generally, “monolithic” applications such as Word and Excel now make extensive use of third-party components and store customized code behind documents. Many machines are constantly connected to the Internet, a worldwide network chock full of evil hackers.
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