November 2005
Security in SMS Banking
by Sachin Shetty, CCNA, BS7799 LA
The first part of the SMS banking series included an overview of SMS banking, the components involved in SMS banking and the recommended secure network architecture for SMS banking. In this issue we will see some vulnerabilities in the SMS banking environment that an attacker can make use of and mitigation techniques for the same… more →
Interviewing software developers
by Shaheem Motlekar, GCIH, BS7799 LA
When do you get secure software? When your developers know how to write secure software. That is a no-brainer; yet how often have you quizzed your developers on application security while recruiting them? We present some questions to ask in your next interview in this article… more →
Securing Documents in Web Applications
by Varun Chaudhry, CCNA
More and more sensitive information is being published online everyday. This data could be in the form of simple HTML pages or Adobe’s PDF or Microsoft Word formats. Here we discuss how we can ensure that data sent in either of the forms remains protected and available only to the authenticated user… more →
Quiz: Protecting Code
Our applet implements an algorithm that’s proprietary and a trade secret. How do I protect the algorithm from getting stolen at the browser?
- Digitally sign the applet
- Encrypt the applet using RSA
- Use Code Obfuscation
- None of the above