Deploying Web services can be lethal for your Web servers and applications if you are not adequately prepared to defend them. A managed security solution can ensure the secure environment you need to develop Web services confidently.
In this series, three experts from security services provider Foundstone, Inc. provide guides for implementing managed security solutions in your Web environments. In addition, DevX's own Best Defense columnist Michael Howard exposes dangerous security flaws in current Web service design.
Robust firewall rules and strict router access control lists alone will not protect a Web server, which is why Web vulnerability scanners are such useful tools. Read on...
Managed Security: Build It Right the First Time
Managed security solutions provide assistance in the aspects of maintenance that even the most diligent engineers miss. Walk through the tools and procedures that make up a complete managed security solution.
Design Secure Visual Studio.NET Web Services
After conducting security reviews of numerous Web services during the past year, Michael Howard has noticed two critical mistakes that VS.NET Web services designers often make when connecting to database servers. Use his solutions and code samples to lock down your Web services.
Has the Web services trend made your organization rethink its security procedures? Which security measures are you taking to ensure secure Web services and to monitor access to them?
