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If you do any kind of application programming, particular network oriented applications or web applications (who isn’t?), you should definitely be aware of OWASP. They keep a list of the Top Ten security concerns when developing software and I have found the reference to be excellent.

• Site Link: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASPTopTen_Project
• PDF Link: http://owasptop10.googlecode.com/files/OWASP%20Top%2010%20-%202010.pdf

I think a printed version of the updated Top Ten is going to become a part of my standard reference kit to look over from time to time. The guide is organized and color coded in such away that just about anyone could understand why you should be concerned and what the remedies for each of the top ten issues. It provides additional links off to further information and even a standard reference library that provides an implementation reference for best practices.

Cheers.

I was going through my daily news reads today and came across this one
on Newsbusters
. It caught my attention because it was about O'Reilly ETech
, which was a conference I had considered attending this year. There's usually at least a few interesting things that come up each year and thought it would be educational. However, when I found out one of the speakers stayed home
because she was receiving death threats on her blog
and in other blogs, that's just freaky.

I don't know Kathy Sierra and I don't particularly care for the Head First series of books by O'Reilly, but what kind of a pathetic human being makes death threats? I hope the person or persons who perpetrated these death threats
are caught and prosecuted. It's illegal and the Internet must not provide any protection from this kind of behavior.

Cheers.