[SC-L] Re: Comparing Scanning Tools

2006-06-09 Thread Brian Chess
Hi Jerry, as one of the creators of the tool you evaluated, I have to admit I have the urge to comment on your message one line at a time and explain each way in which the presentation you attended did not adequately explain what Fortify does or how we do it. But I don't think the rest of the

[SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools

2006-06-09 Thread Brian Chess
Title: RE: Comparing Scanning Tools McGovern, James F wrote: I have yet to find a large enterprise that has made a significant investment in such tools. Ill give you pointers to two. Theyre two of the three largest software companies in the world.

RE: [SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools

2006-06-09 Thread McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
Title: Re: [SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools I think I should have been more specific in my first post. I should have phrased it as I have yet to find a large enterprise whose primary business isn't software or technology that has made a significant investment in such tools. Likewise, a

RE: [SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools

2006-06-09 Thread Jeremy Epstein
Title: Re: [SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools At the RSA Conference in February, I went to a reception hosted by a group called "Secure Software Forum"(not to be confused with the company Secure Software Inc, which offers a product competitive to Fortify). They had a panel session where

RE: [SC-L] RE: Comparing Scanning Tools

2006-06-09 Thread ljknews
At 2:32 PM -0400 6/9/06, Jeremy Epstein wrote: Having said that, it's completely at odds compared to what I see working for an ISV of a non-security product. That is, I almost never have prospects/customers ask me what we do to assure our software. I don't even get those questions for our