Re: Ten least secure programs

[Mitch Pirtle <mitchell.pirtle () verizon net>]

On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 18:08, Chris Berry wrote:
> I'm putting together a list of what seem to be the ten least secure computer 
> items in use today with the idea of having a set of things to recommend 
> AGAINST people using, probably to be posted on the IT room door with a note 
> like "NO, you cannot use the following!!".  Here is what I have so far, I'm 
> looking for additions and comments.  The list is in order from with the 
> worst offender being number one.  These should be products whose inheirent 
> design is flawed, not that are just difficult to secure.  I expect vigorous 
> discussion. *putting on flame retardent garments*  Oh, and leave Operating 
> systems out of this one.
>
> 1) Microsoft Outlook
> 2) Telnet
> 3) Sendmail
> 4) IIS Server
> 5) Wireless networking
> 6) PHP
> 7) ?
> 8) ?
> 9) ?
> 10) ?

7) BIND
8) FrontPage
9) CGI (on a webserver, that is)
and my all-time favorite,
10) Anything that is labeled "hacker proof"

Dude, I'm turning into David Letterman.

Oh, IMNSHO, PHP isn't insecure, its the people using it.  I could do
just as much damage writing something in Perl, .NET, even HTML... 
Pretty much anything 'cept python ;^P

-- Mitch


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