Overflows, underflows, and other security flaws

SECURE PROGRAMMING

Article from Issue 111/2010

Author(s): KURT SEIFRIED

Our security guy looks at software tools that you can use to audit and secure your software.

One of the consistent themes in Peter Seibel's book Coders at Work is: How do you get to be a better programmer?

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