Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-06 Thread Gunnar Peterson
> 1. I haven't gotten a sense that a bakeoff matters. For example, if I wanted > to write a simple JSP application, it really doesn't matter if I use Tomcat, > Jetty, Resin or BEA from a functionality perspective while they may each have > stuff that others don't, at the end of the day they are all

Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-05 Thread McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
doing myself a huge disservice and should instead focus on a boutique. -Original Message- From: Paco Hope [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:33 AM To: McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT); sc-l@securecoding.org Subject: RE: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing > Gary

Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-04 Thread Paco Hope
> Gary, I would love a little refinement of the benefits to badnessometers. > Let's say I get a tool to tell me something I already suspect is wrong, > what percentage of the population are better than they expected? I won't speak for Gary, but working a few doors down I have seen a few of the sa

Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-03 Thread McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
CTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:35 PM To: McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT); sc-l@securecoding.org Subject: RE: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing Hi all, Very good questions. I think a service like the one you describe would be useful mostly as a way of identifying the depth of t

Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-02 Thread Gary McGraw
Hi all, Very good questions. I think a service like the one you describe would be useful mostly as a way of identifying the depth of the problem. Simply wielding a tool as a consultant does nothing to train the guys creating bugs not to do so in the future...and so the market will correct t

Re: [SC-L] Building Security In vs Auditing

2007-01-02 Thread ljknews
At 9:46 AM -0500 1/2/07, McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT) wrote: > I read a recent press release in which a security vendor (names removed > to both protect the innocent along with the fact that it doesn't matter > for this discussion ) partnered with a prominent outsourcing firm. The > press release