[BNM] Embedded HTML etc, and security

[Joe Aliferis]

some people learn about stuff from books...



Nick Wright wrote:
> So you think that book was designed to lure hapless amateur web
> designers into a false sense of security making the web a more unsafe
> place?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
> [mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of David Pashley
> Sent: 19 November 2007 12:45
> To: Brighton New Media
> Subject: Re: [BNM] Embedded HTML etc, and security
> 
> On Nov 19, 2007 at 12:34, Nick Wright praised the llamas by saying:
>> Well if you were asked how to make a site secure and you didn't know
> the
>> 1st thing about security then you'd be at a loss. If you'd done a
> little
>> bit of research then you might feel a bit confident that you've
> covered
>> everything. Read a book by 'an internationally recognised expert in
> the
>> field of PHP Security' and I think you'd have peace of mind that
> you're
>> site might be secure once you'd covered all of the issues.
> 
> If you don't know the first thing about security, then you're the wrong
> person for the job. Reading a book isn't going to help you. In fact,
> it's likely to make matters worse by making you think you're secure when
> nothing could be further from the truth.
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