tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256105149211451042.post6698797453075111275..comments2023-11-29T05:25:49.538-05:00Comments on On Q: Top 25 programming errors - and how to avoid 'emPaul N. Lerouxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731307090173101793noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256105149211451042.post-61387154644105394562009-01-12T16:45:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:45:00.000-05:00Good point. SANS is focused squarely on security, ...Good point. SANS is focused squarely on security, so the list definitely reflects that bias.Paul N. Lerouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731307090173101793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256105149211451042.post-37138823999050529082009-01-12T16:15:00.000-05:002009-01-12T16:15:00.000-05:00There is a great book I read a few years ago "The ...There is a great book I read a few years ago "The 19 Deadly Sins of Software Security" by Michael Howard et. al. These top 25 seem to overlap exactly with the 19 deadly sins. <BR/><BR/>http://blogs.msdn.com/michael_howard/archive/2005/07/11/437875.aspx<BR/><BR/>Note that this list is security focused. Although these common mistakes apply to system reliability there are other errors and mistakes that are not as important for security, for example, memory leaks.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870971085970532395noreply@blogger.com