Category Archives: Software Security

SDL and the Unconcerned Pragmatic Fundamentalist

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Dragan Pleskonjic

There is interesting article at SDL blog titled: SDL and the Unconcerned Pragmatic Fundamentalist. Related to this is the research done by privacy expert Dr. Alan Westin. Westin divided the respondents of performed survey into the following categories: The Privacy Fundamentalists: Fundamentalists … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Dragan Pleskonjic

On August 5, 2007 WordPress team announced two security-related releases available for both users of our main 2.2 branch and the legacy 2.0 branch. See: WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.2.2 and 2.0.11. I’ve upgraded my blog today to 2.2.2 and … Continue reading →

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Estimating Software Vulnerabilities

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Dragan Pleskonjic

IEEE Security and Privacy, issue July/August 2007 (Vol. 5, No. 4), has interesting article Estimating Software Vulnerabilities (subscription required). Abstract Any given piece of software has some number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities at any moment, leaving the system exposed to potential attack. The … Continue reading →

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