How to Break Software Security

How to Break Software Security by Hugh Thompson. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780321194336.

How to Break Software Security describes the general problem of software security in a practical perspective from a software testers point of view. It defines prescriptive techniques (attacks that testers can use on their own software) that are designed to ferret out security vulnerabilities in software applications. The books style is easy to read and provides readers with the techniques and advice to hunt down security bugs and see that theyre destroyed before the software is released. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM containing Holodeck, which tests for security vulnerabilities. There are also a number of bug-finding tools, freeware, and an easy-to-use port scanner included on the CD-ROM.