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Are “man in the middle” attacks extremely rare?
In
http://cdixon.org/2012/02/12/the-iphone-contact-list-controversy-and-app-security/
Chris Dixon makes a statement about web security
Many commentators have suggested that a primary security ...
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What statistics can be used to identify pseudorandom data?
I'm working on some code that attempts to identify files whose contents appear to be "random". As such, I'm looking for statistical measures that can be used to identify such randomness.
I've ...
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What fraction of web sites are vulnerable?
It is known that security vulnerabilities are common on the web: many web sites are vulnerable. Is there any data on what fraction of web sites are vulnerable, and what fraction are secure?
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What fraction of vulnerabilities does black-box pentesting find?
Black-box penetration testing is one to check a web application for vulnerabilities. It can find some vulnerabilities, but not all.
What fraction of vulnerabilities does black-box pentesting find, ...
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Average number of exploitable bugs per thousand lines of code?
Over the years I've heard various estimates for the average number of exploitable bugs per thousand lines of code, a common figure being one exploitable bug per thousand lines of code. A Google search ...
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Where can I find statistics on security breaches?
I am putting together a security presentation, and I would like statistics on the occurrence of and damages from security breaches. Does anyone know of a reliable, recently-updated source?
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Statistics of attacks on unhardened Web Server
Suppose my web server is on the public internet.
It's not behind firewall hardware.
It does use HTTPS, and it has its OS firewall software turned on - but this is the only security mechanism in place. ...
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What are the most common infection vectors for personal computers?
We have OWASP to tell us about common security vulnerabilities in webapps and such, but what are the most common infection vectors for personal computers?
A few example vectors:
Social engineering ...
