Secure coding


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Gripped by Python: 5 reasons why Python is popular among cybersecurity professionals

Gripped by Python: 5 reasons why Python is popular among cybersecurity professionals

Gripped by Python: 5 reasons why Python is popular among cybersecurity professionals

Python’s versatility and short learning curve are just two factors that explain the language’s 'grip' on cybersecurity

Christian Ali Bravo • 25 Apr 2024


Blue Team toolkit: 6 open-source tools to assess and enhance corporate defenses

Blue Team toolkit: 6 open-source tools to assess and enhance corporate defenses

Blue Team toolkit: 6 open-source tools to assess and enhance corporate defenses

Here’s how the blue team wards off red teamers and a few open-source tools it may leverage to identify chinks in the corporate armor

David González Cuautle • 29 Feb 2024


Capture the flag: 5 websites to sharpen your hacking skills

Capture the flag: 5 websites to sharpen your hacking skills

Capture the flag: 5 websites to sharpen your hacking skills

Through engaging hacking challenges and competitions, CTFs offer an excellent opportunity to test and enhance your security and problem-solving skills

Christian Ali Bravo • 13 Nov 2023


5 of the top programming languages for cybersecurity

5 of the top programming languages for cybersecurity

5 of the top programming languages for cybersecurity

While far from all roles in security explicitly demand coding skills, it’s challenging to envision a career in this field that wouldn’t derive substantial advantages from at least a basic understanding of fundamental coding principles

Christian Ali Bravo • 27 Sep 2023


Can open-source software be secure?

Can open-source software be secure?

Can open-source software be secure?

Or, is mass public meddling just opening the door for problems? And how does open-source software compare to proprietary software in terms of security?

Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp • 26 Sep 2023


DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

DEF CON 31:  US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output

Tony Anscombe • 18 Aug 2023


All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them

All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them

All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them

As APIs are a favorite target for threat actors, the challenge of securing the glue that holds various software elements together is taking on increasing urgency

Phil Muncaster • 01 Jun 2023


Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Learning meets fun at the 2022 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge – strap yourself in for a crackerjack ride at the North Pole as I foil Grinchum's foul plan and recover the five golden rings

Rene Holt • 09 Jan 2023


Integer overflow: How does it occur and how can it be prevented?

Integer overflow: How does it occur and how can it be prevented?

Integer overflow: How does it occur and how can it be prevented?

Make no mistake, counting on a computer is not as easy as it may seem. Here’s what happens when a number gets “too big”.

Rene Holt • 21 Feb 2022