Radical Development | 2011

April 27, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Security Development Lifecycle: SQL Injection Attacks

In an earlier post titled Security Development Lifecycle: Introduction I begun introducing what the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) represents and as I continue this series I will focus on the SDL model that Microsoft has so graciously provided to the community. Introduction In part 2 of this series I want to focus of SQL Injection and for those of you just getting started it is important to understand what a SQL Injection attack is. Here is what Microsoft has stated: SQL injection is an attack in which malicious code is inserted into strings that are later passed to an instance …

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April 23, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Risks

I thought it was time to sit down and begin writing a series of articles on the subject of application security for a number of reasons. First, because security should and must be foremost in everyone’s mind and second I have decided to return to school to obtain a Master’s Degree in CyberSecurity. I can think of no better reasons to both educate myself and other surrounding to topic of security. Introduction If you’re not familiar with The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) then I strongly urge you to take time to visit them. The amount of information you …

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April 19, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Sony Crackle Make Its Debut On The iPad

Today Sony Crackle for the Apple iPad and so far I am impressed. This free app puts hundreds of movies from Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics, and Tri-Star libraries, as well as hundreds of TV shows owned by Sony all for free with of course advertisements. Don’t let the ads turn you off. They are small and unobtrusive and in my opinion well worth the delays for watching free content. You may recall a previous post titled Are Traditional Cable Providers Becoming Extinct and with the release of Crackle this is just another step in the direction when …

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April 2, 2011
by Steven Swafford
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Browser Fuzzing And What It Means

In today’s day and age a great many individuals conduct daily business via web based applications and it is extremely important to understand the risk with web based applications. For example, banking, insurance, and various cloud services that we all hold near and dear to our heart. While vulnerabilities are exist both inside the browser and the application you’re using, it is important to understand that no single party should be held responsible over the other. In fact each party must work together to provide the most secure experience as possible. Mozilla, Chrome, Internet Explorer all work hard to identify …

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