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NIST SP 800-12 Rev 1: An introduction to Computer Security

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Pentesting a Windows Application: A Case Study

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Security Design Principles 101: Defense-in-Depth

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Mitigation Strategies for Desktop and Web Applications

Lately, we’ve faced some interesting new challenges. Security layers are being implemented more frequently in the Software Development Lifecycle and this leads to issues that were not present…

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