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How secure are your applications?

Security is becoming increasily important on software development. In the short future, employers will take a lot into account a in-depth knowledge of such matters.

We all know, NO application is bullet-proof. A single security hole can wreak an entire application, making its security completely useless.

Never the less, security can and should always be improved to its higher degree.

To fully create a secure application, every member of every object in the application must be carefully analyzed to determine every conceivable way each member could be invoked.

I recently found that Microsoft offerers a free tool to help you secure your applications against hacker attacks. The application is called ‘Threat Analysis and Modeling’.

Currently in version 2.1.2, the application aims to simplify the process of identifying potential security holes in your applications before hackers do.

You can enter a pre-existing application’s design details into the tool to see what sort of security issues may have slipped into it, but this tool really shines when used in the design phase of new applications. In fact, the Threat Analysis and Modeling Tool is robust enough that you may consider using it as your primary design tool for all new applications.

For a jumpstart, you may wish to watch some of the many helpful tutorial videos that are available from the Application Threat Modeling web site. You may also wish to pay a visit to the threat modeling team’s blog to stay up-to-date on the latest info.

The application free download can be made here.