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SOFTWARE SECURITY EDUCATION WHAT NEXT???? Submitted by Srinath Viswanathan 006329076 Srinivas Gudisagar 006376734 1 AGENDA Introduction Security types Certification’s Courses Conclusion 2 Introduction What is Security Software Education? Software security essentially deals with what are the security risks and how would one manage them. • Security space can be cleanly divided into two distinct subfields: Information Security Application Security Information security concerns confidentiality, integrity and availability. 3 Information Security Secure both the information and the information systems. Classic Threats Disclosure ◦ Snooping, Trojan Horses Deception ◦ Modification, spoofing, repudiation of origin, denial of receipt Disruption ◦ Modification Usurpation ◦ Modification, spoofing, delay, denial of service 4 Application Security Application security applies security throughout the application’s life cycle. Protect from attacks from design defects, deployment and maintenance of the application. Application level security threats. Session Threat: Session Hijacking, Session replay, Man in the middle attack. Auditing and Logging: Non Repudiation Input Threats: Cross Site scripting, SQL injection 5 SQL Injection Web Browser Web Server Username & Password Database Normal Query SELECT passwd FROM USERS WHERE uname IS ‘$username’ 010010 1010101 0100101 SQL Injection Web Browser Web Server “Username & Password” Database Malicious Query SELECT passwd FROM USERS WHERE uname IS ‘’; DROP TABLE USERS; -- ' Eliminates all user accounts Cross Site Scripting Alice /login.html /auth uname=alice&pass=ilovebob Cookie: sessionid=40a4c04de /viewbalance Cookie: sessionid=40a4c04de “Your balance is $25,000” bank.com Cross Site Scripting Alice /login.html /auth uname=alice&pass=ilovebob Cookie: sessionid=40a4c04de /evil.html <IMG SRC=http://bank.com/paybill? addr=123 evil st & amt=$10000> /paybill?addr=123 evil st, amt=$10000 Cookie: sessionid=40a4c04de “OK. Payment Sent!” bank.com evil.com Why Security Certification? Professional validation of skills • Exposure to industry standards • Best practices • Baseline skills for a specific role • Quality of work & productivity • Differentiation of your organization or group 10 Security Certifications Classifications: ◦ Benchmark Wide recognition by professionals in all sectors Advanced level Prerequisite for many senior jobs ◦ Foundation Introductory certifications One to four years of experience Security Certifications Classifications: ◦ Intermediate 3 to 4 years of networking experience 2 years of IT Security experience ◦ Advanced Expert level Minimum of 4 years of IT Security experience Security Certifications Benchmark • certifications: CISSP ISC2.org Common Body of Knowledge Access Control Systems and Methodology Applications & Systems Development Business Continuity Planning Cryptography Law, Investigation & Ethics Cost $600 Average Annual Salary- $115,000 Security Certifications Foundation level: SANS • GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) Basic understanding of the CBK Basic skills to incorporate good information security practices GIAC IT Security Audit Essentials Developing audit checklists Perform limited risk assessment Cost $450 Average Annual Salary- $70,000 GIAC Secure Software Programmer: Find Programming flaws. Comes in 3 flavors. Things provided by this certificate: a) It teaches some basic security concepts as well as advanced topics. b) Learning to write code with security in mind. Advantages: Learners can demonstrate mastery of security knowledge in the programming language. 15 Anti-Hacking Certification: Thinking in Hackers Perspective. Teaches different network security testing tools. Things provided by this certificate: a) Learning Hacking tools like HTTPPort, BackStealth. b) Hacking SSL enabled sites. Advantages: a) It Complements CEH, and learners are able to come out with a complete security education. b) Learn to defend network from Trojans, virus. 16 EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA): Analyze outcome of security tests. Differentiating with Ethical hacker. Things provided by this certificate: a) Methods and tool to test security. b) Performing network security testing and doing an Exhaustive analysis. Advantages: a) Boosts your resume, by making you stand out as a better security professional. b) Makes you skillful in using security tools and techniques. 17 Courses: Wireless Security Distinguished based on their range. General threats Denial Of Service, Eaves dropping, man in the middle attack, replaying message, and hacker analyses patterns. Defenses are Encryption, applying algorithms, using timestamp, authentication, IDS. Defenses implemented with the base knowledge of network security. 18 VPN Security Connect different nodes by a virtual network. Methods to keep the communication and data secure are: a) Firewall b) Encryption c) IPSec d) Building AAA server. 19 Stanford Advanced Computer Security Certificate Six Courses to be done. The courses are: a) Using Cryptography Correctly - Avoid Programming mistakes b) Writing secure code – Secure code tools. c) Security Protocols – Design SSL,WEP, IPSec, Kerberos correctly. d) Software Secure Foundation – Secure Programming techniques. e) Web Security – Security issues with web 2.0, Face book lab. f) Securing Web Application – Secure website design, SQL injection lab. 1100$ at Stanford, 495$ online. participants from organizations like Yahoo! Inc, Cisco Systems, Oracle. 20 Conclusion Software security is every engineer's problem! Certification and some of the courses that we mentioned is a great way to complement the network security course. Better Security for Organizations. 21 Reference: http://www.eccouncil.org/ECSA.htm http://www.securityuniversity.net/classes_AntiHacking_Certificate_Mgrs.php http://www.giac.org/certifications/software/ http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps96916/Draft-SP80048r1.pdf http://www.isc2.org/csslp-certification.aspx http://www.cigital.com/ssw/softsec_infosec.pdf http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~vinodg/teaching/fall-2007cs673/index.html 22 THANK YOU 23 ? 24