MyDoom may be grabbing all the press, but are you ready to deal with an attack from within? In the article
Developer Tool Kit Raises Backdoor Alarms, a real security manager at a financial services company realizes that a toolkit vendor has potentially created a backdoor to his application. What to do? Fire the vendor? Not so fast. The vendor makes a compelling argument. Be careful how you use your tools. Any tool can be dangerous if used improperly. Could your organization uncover an issue like this? Are you equipped to deal with an issue like this?
What’s in your code?
