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Re: DHS helping to secure open source code
From: Shawn Merdinger <shawnmer () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:13:10 -0800
Nice to see...but let's be realistic..1.24 million over three years is chump change...that's under US $1200 per day...so a couple of grad students get funded...big whoop :) Thanks, --scm On 1/17/06, Saqib Ali <docbook.xml () gmail com> wrote:
For people who doubt the secure coding practices in open source projects: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/01/dhs_funding_ope.html http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1909946,00.asp http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6025579.html DHS is funding the security analysis of the source-code for the following OpenSource applications: Apache, BIND, Ethereal, KDE, Linux, Firefox, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSSL and MySQL -- Saqib Ali, CISSP http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/ "I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day (The Day of Resurrection)" Al-Quran 6:15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- DHS helping to secure open source code Saqib Ali (Jan 20)
- Re: DHS helping to secure open source code Shawn Merdinger (Jan 20)
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- RE: DHS helping to secure open source code Craddock, Larry (Jan 20)
- RE: DHS helping to secure open source code Roger A. Grimes (Jan 22)
- RE: DHS helping to secure open source code Mike Fetherston (Jan 23)
- RE: DHS helping to secure open source code Mike Fetherston (Jan 23)
- RE: DHS helping to secure open source code Craddock, Larry (Jan 24)