Road Map for an Application/Software Security Architect (Part 3)

Risk assessments for application software is not a matter of a quick penetration test nor a matter of code reviews at a single point in time. It is a process of moving through the application/solution’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and evaluating the results of the controls that are put in place at each phase. […]

Road Map for an Application/Software Security Architect (Part 2)

Vulnerability testing at the acceptance stage of an application’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) will not compensate for the lack of an understanding of what is being done during the software development even though you may not have control over the development efforts. You need a plan that puts those controls in place and allows […]

Road Map for an Application/Software Security Architect (Part 1)

With the level of security concerns about security, it is interesting that there is not more concern with a holistic focus on application security. Numerous articles are citing chilling statistics about security breaches, with the majority (some use the figure of 80%) being related to applications. It is not for lack of information as to […]

Windows Server 2008 R2 Recycle Bin (Part 1)

Had a very interesting conversation about the new Server 2008 R2 version. Most IT admins know it’s been updated with new features, and the one question that usually comes up is- “Doesn’t this mean I won’t need third party apps?” Well, no, you still do. Really. For example, let’s look at one of these new features, the […]

CionSystems Releases New Version of its Active Directory Manager Pro

We released the newest version of its application, Active Directory Manager Pro, which works with Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 R2 to offer customers enhanced security, as well as innovative user interface features and reliability improvements. The Active Directory Manager Pro is an affordable and comprehensive web-based application that greatly improves and automates User Provisioning, Deprovisioning […]

Removing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

As Sharepoint becomes mainstream, sometimes is nice to remember the little things. Recently we had a case where we had to do just that. We removed Sharepoint Services 3.0 and reinstaled it, only to notice the same info on the webpage. We did a little digging and came across an article from Microsoft pointing out […]