Writing Secure Code for Windows Vista by Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, Jon DeVaan (Foreword by)
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- Pub. Date: April 2007
- 224pp
- Sales Rank: 382,284
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2007
- Publisher: Microsoft Press
- Format: Paperback, 224pp
- Sales Rank: 382,284
- Series: Secure Software Development Ser.
- ISBN-13: 9780735623934
- ISBN: 0735623937
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
Get the definitive guide to writing secure code and developing more-secure applications for Windows Vista-straight from the experts. Security is one of the greatest enhancements in Windows Vista, and developers will be urged to write more secure code on the platform to support a growing customer base. This reference delivers the straight scoop from the authors who wrote the immensely popular, award-winning book Writing Secure Code. Developers get first-hand insights into design decisions and practical advice for solving real-world security issues. The book covers new features, including ACLs and BitLocker™, as well as enhancements to familiar concepts, such as firewalls and authentication. In addition, there are plenty of code samples in C# on the Web. Designed to complement and extend Writing Secure Code, this book is essential for developers of Windows Vista.
Key Book Benefits:
• Includes coverage of new features, such as ACLs and BitLocker
• Provides a thorough treatment of enhancements to familiar concepts, such as firewalls and authentication
• Includes code samples in C#
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Biography
Michael Howard, CISSP, is a leading security expert. He is a senior security program manager at Microsoft and the coauthor of 19 Deadly Sins of Software Security and the award-winning Writing Secure Code. Michael has worked on Windows security since 1992 and now focuses on secure design, programming, and testing techniques. He is the consulting editor for the Secure Software Development Series of books by Microsoft Press.
David LeBlanc is coauthor of the award-winning Writing Secure Code. He has worked in the software-security industry throughout his professional life and is a senior security technologist in the Information Technology Group at Microsoft where his primary role is helping defend the Microsoft network from attack. Previously, he worked at Internet Security Systems where he was the primary engineer on ISS's award-winning security products. David serves on a number of external security-related advisory boards.
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