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#1 2009-01-13 10:03:17
- JaneFairfax
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Dangerous coding errors revealed
The US National Security Agency has helped put together a list of the worlds most dangerous coding mistakes.
The 25 entry list contains errors that can lead to security holes or vulnerable areas that can be targeted by cyber criminals.
Full story: BBC News
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#2 2009-01-13 17:30:34
- Tigeree
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Re: Dangerous coding errors revealed
That scares me!!!!!
People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
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#3 2009-01-13 19:58:28
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Dangerous coding errors revealed
Thats horrifying!
Hope the problem is fixed very soon!
Lets hope no big damage is done until then!
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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