Overflows, underflows, and other security flaws

SECURE PROGRAMMING

Article from Issue 111/2010
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Our security guy looks at software tools that you can use to audit and secure your software.

One of the consistent themes in Peter Seibel's book Coders at Work is: How do you get to be a better programmer?

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