Security is a challenging area within software design and development.  The fact that Microsoft have been pushing hard for a couple of years now with the high emphasis on security in their applications and still notable vulnerabilities show up is simple testament the the challenges.

So it is good to see that the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University have made a booklet/paper freely available that describes some Security Design Patterns (can be found here).  I’ve not yet read all of it – but the content I have reviewed is good solid guidance.

San Fransisco

Originally uploaded by Phil & Catherine Wilkins

Having had a brief business trip to Palo Alto – I had a couple of hours with colleagues in San Fransisco itself. I managed to snag a few snaps before enduring a return flight with United.

Weather as you can see wasn’t great in the city itself although down the coast in Palo alto the weather was lovely. Apparently every July/August the city and coastal areas suffer from regularly fog that can last all day.

More of my photography has been published. This time as part of the support to the Basingstoke Tappers I did some photography at their Summer Show.  The photos have then been used by a local paper (Basingstoke Gazette) who published an article about the show.  The annoying thing is that they have assumed copyright on the photos given to them for the article and are now trying to sell them depriving a not for profit oranisation of income and failing to accredit the rights to the photos correctly.

Photos from the show - with the Gazette's copyright watermarking