September 2011
Single Sign-On Implementation Flaws
by Prashant Verma
In today’s world of complex distributed systems, we see a lot of applications being used by organizations. Due to the increasing number of applications, management of user information has become a nightmare. Hence, a terminology called Single Sign-On (SSO) was introduced. As the term suggests, it is a single sign-on for all the applications in an organization. A sign in to one is considered the same as a sign in to all. Logging in to one would mean a login to all.… more →
Demystifying the Android Malware
by Dinesh Shetty
McAfee’s first quarter threat report stated that with 6 million unique samples of recorded malware, Q1 2011 was the most active first quarter in malware history. McAfee stated that Android devices are becoming malware havens with Android being the second-most popular environment for mobile malware after Symbian in the first quarter. In this article, we are going to take you through the various phases so as to understand how and what these malwares are exactly made up of. First of all, we will start with discussing the background of Android and then move on to the basics of how an Android package architecture is developed. We shall then analyze an android malware in complete detail.… more →
Mobile Application Testing
by Prashant Verma
Technology is evolving faster by the day. Today, we see mobiles are no longer mobiles, they are small computers. The smartphones run powerful applications, providing everything to users at their fingertips. Users can use their mobiles for:… more →