Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession.
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which site do you use to view details of vulnerabilities?
Which site/sites do you guys use to view details of security vulnerabilities?
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What is a “pre-play” attack?
I understand what a replay attack is, but I keep reading about a pre-play attack. What is it? Is it when someone intercepts an unused message and blocks the sender so they can't finish using it, and ...
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How to keep an eye on upgrades, patches and security issues for used open-source libraries?
For a project with many open-source libraries as a part of it, I began to search for information source concerning all upgrades and security issues. The kind of sources I gathered are either ...
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What does a MCSE need to learn to be proficient regarding *nix security?
I have a top notch Windows MCSE/MCSD (developer) who wants to broaden his skills with Linux security... but needs to update his skills from the Ultrix / Yellowpages days of 40 years ago.
What ...
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Best website to learn computer security basics? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Resources to learn about security
Can someone advice on which are the good sites out there to learn the basics of computer security from?
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What policies maximize incident detection (and compromise detection)?
What are the equivalent digital parallels to the practice of offering bonuses to employees challenging persons in a secured area without a visible badge?
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What security resources should a white-hat *developer* follow these days?
What sites, twitter accounts, FOSS software should a white-hat code 'hacker' follow these days?
Do Include:
Late breaking information on new security issues (RSS, Twitter, etc)
A website that ...
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If you could have only one book on web security, what would it be?
If you could have only one book on web security, what would it be?
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Resources to learn about security
I am currently just finishing a undergrad computer science degree, but I know very little about computer security.
What are some good resources (aside from this site) to learn the fundamentals of ...
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Vulnerable OS's?
Which vulnerable OS's like for example DVL would you recommend for someone to use for the purpose of pentest/exploitation learning?
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Professional certifications for IT Security
Which credentials of the sub-list of IT certifications (as per the Information Systems Security Association) would be considered MUST HAVE for a IT Security specialist.
Information Security
CEH ...
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Courses on “Secure Software Development”
This semester, I'm offering a course on "secure software development." The course is divided into three parts:
Secure Software Engineering
Reverse Engineering
Secure Coding
Do you know any courses ...
