Standards Suggested for Writing Secure Java

ACM Technews notes an article about documents produced by the Secure Programming Council that outline skills coders need to write web applications more able to withstand attacks. The Council is issuing Essential Skills for Secure Programmers Using Java /JavaEE, with planned followups for other languages.

Allen Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute, says "It's a common body of what people need to know, benchmarks for employers and teachers".

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