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Is Microsofts SDL Working?

2008-05-16 11:05:09 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...Microsofts Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) is the main product of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative, launched from the now-famous Bill Gates memo in 2002. Six years into the initiative, Microsoft surely must be reaping the benefits of, for example, the well-publicized security training every developer went through So, how do we...
 
Tags: sdl, sdl efforts, sdl effectiveness, microsoft, microsoft surely, specific microsoft platform, effectiveness, effectiveness level, microsoft suggests
 
 
 
 
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Blue Skies for Microsofts Cloud Computing

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2008-10-29 16:10:45 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
...Microsofts software-plus-services approach to computing. According to Debra Chrapaty , the woman who runs Microsofts data center infrastructure, plans started about four to five years ago to build out data center capacity for the new initiatives. The best place to build a new data center: Quincy, Washington whose hydroelectric power and...
 
Tags: cloud, data center, data center capacity, microsoft, azure cloud platform, microsoft visual studio, platform, googles app engine, mayor hernberrys
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts' spy patent can monitor even your heartbeat

2008-01-17 09:40:09 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Every aspect of computer users lives from their heartbeat to a guilty smile could be monitored and immediately analysed under the futuristic system detailed in Microsofts patent application. The systems work not only through desktop or laptop computers but even through mobile phones or handheld PCs
 
Tags: microsofts patent application, computer users lives, mobile phones, handheld pcs, guilty smile, futuristic system, laptop computers, heartbeat, desktop
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts CAPTCHA Under Spammers Attack Again

2008-10-01 22:36:06 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Spammers and malware authors are once again attempting to break Microsofts CAPTCHA, and are able to sign up Live Hotmail accounts with a success rate of 10% to 15%, according to an assessment published by Websense. The DomainKeys verified server reputation is being abused in order to increase the probability of spam emails reaching the
 
Tags: microsofts captcha, live hotmail accounts, server reputation, spammers, spam emails, malware authors, websense, success, assessment
 
 
 
 
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Microsofts Experimental Security Fix Is Actually A Malware

2008-10-14 00:24:27 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Microsoft warned Monday about fake e-mails sent by scammers that claim to include critical Windows security alerts. The fake alerts describe themselves as part of a new experimental private version of an update for all Microsoft Windows OS users, according to Microsofts note on the scam. The e-mails then instruct the victim to download an...
 
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Microsofts Report Shows Vista More Secure Than XP

2008-11-05 04:41:59 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Microsofts latest security report shows that the number of new vulnerabilities found in its software was lower in first half of the year than the last half of 2007, with the Windows Vista OS proving more resistant to exploits than XP. Microsoft reported 77 vulnerabilities from January to June compared to 116 for the last six
 
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Show 006 - An Interview with Michael Howard

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2006-09-28 20:11:47 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...Microsofts Security Technology Unit. Michael has been at Microsoft since 1992 and discusses what it has been like watching the company come to grips with software security. Michael continues to play a key roll in implementing the Trustworthy Computing Initiative at Microsoft. Gary and Michael also discuss the security features of Windows...
 
Tags: michael, michael howard, michael continues, michael howards blog, desert island book, desert island, security features, features, trustworthy
 
 
 
 
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SDL and Web 2.0

2008-02-28 22:26:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Microsofts proposed acquisition of Yahoo. George Hulme of InformationWeek wrote a very insightful column about the proposed acquisition and what it would mean for Yahoos Web 2.0 properties. My favorite quote from this column (probably my favorite quote from anyones column so far this year): theres still much to do in the [software] industry...
 
Tags: web, site, chriss web site, mashups, web mashups, site cookies, persistent cross-site, cookies, benefit anyones web
 
 
 
 
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Show 026 - An Interview with Adam Shostack

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2008-05-15 19:17:01 by rmacmich in The Silver Bullet Security Podcast
...Microsofts Secure Development Lifecycle team who has also worked for Zero Knowledge and Reflective. Gary and Adam discuss how Adam got started in computer security, how art/literature informs Adams current work, and the main ideas behind Adams new book The New School of Information Security . They go on to chat about Adams aversion to the...
 
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SDL Training

2008-05-29 15:22:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Microsofts SDL process reflects that reality. The process is structured so that you really do have to look at each piece before you can sign off. But sometimes when others want to emulate the success of the SDL, they want to skip steps. They try to boil the SDL down into its component parts, like training, or tooling, or security response....
 
Tags: real behavior change, behavior, sdl, change peoples behavior, security, security guy, security defects, defects, security class