December 2006
Intermediate to advanced
1312 pages
35h 17m
English
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A great number of books on developing software securely are available. Perhaps one of the best is:
Writing Secure Code, Second Edition, by Michael Howard and David C. LeBlanc (Microsoft Press)
For a concise treatise on the 19 most common security errors software developers make, check out:
19 Deadly Sins of Software Security, by Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, and John Viega (McGraw-Hill)
Security testing is a far different beast from any other form of testing. An excellent resource is:
How to Break Software Security, by James A. Whittaker and Herbert H. Thompson (Addison-Wesley)
Geared more toward the C/C++ coder, this work does a great job of laying out general concepts and includes a good discussion on social engineering:
Secure Coding: Principles and Practices, by Mark G. Graff and Kenneth R. van Wyk (O’Reilly)
A cookbook-style resource critical for any developer to have on his bookshelf (and have read!) is:
The .NET Developer’s Guide to Windows Security, by Keith Brown (Addison-Wesley)
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Many great security resources are available online. CERT’s Coordination Center is a gold mine of information about security vulnerability reports, best practices, and ...
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