Akita Software Security

The information security landscape has been changing rapidly in recent years. Today, it is the application layer rather than the infrastructure that is under attack. And these attacks are becoming more sophisticated. Automated tools now exist that are capable of attacking huge numbers of web applications simultaneously, and infecting vulnerable websites with malicious software. Are your applications secure? Is security embedded in your development process or do you develop your applications on a best effort basis?

In order to develop secure applications, security has to be part of your entire development process. Software architects have to design secure software, developers must develop defensively while testers must be aware of common security vulnerabilities and must run automated security test tools. Akita can assist you into building security into your development process and thus build security into your applications.

But what about existing applications? Akita can assess the level of security for existing applications. Through a series of security tests, your application is tested for known security vulnerabilities and security design flaws. If needed Akita will advise you on how to resolve or mitigate existing flaws in these applications.

Latest security advisories

AK20110801 - .NET Framework EncoderParameter integer overflow vulnerability
Security.nl - Nederlander vindt gevaarlijk Windows-lek (dutch)
AK20100601 - Office arbitrary ClickOnce application execution vulnerability
AK20090402 - Akamai Download Manager arbitrary file download & execution
AK20091001 - Outlook PR_ATTACH_METHOD file execution vulnerability
AK20090401 - getPlus insufficient domain name validation vulnerability