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Secure Coding
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
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
Secure Coding, Business Security
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
Digital Security, Secure Coding
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
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
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?
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
What are buffer overflow attacks and how are they thwarted?
Ever since the Morris worm, buffer overflows have become notorious fare in the world of vulnerabilities
Rene Holt • 06 Dec 2021
Is bug hunting a viable career choice?
With earnings of top ethical hackers surpassing hundreds of thousands of dollars, some would say yes
Amer Owaida • 26 Feb 2020