Assignment 6 - Application Security

Discussion Questions

1. (DUE March 29, 2006 by midnight EDT) Briefly answer the following two questions:
   • What was the most difficult part of chapter 9 or the most surprising thing you learned in chapter 9?
2. (DUE March 30, 2006 before midnight (11:59 p.m. EST)) Select one of the following questions to discuss in detail through the threaded discussion.
   • Discuss ways to prevent rootkit attacks - Rootkits: Invasion of the Windows Snatchers
   • There has been some controversy recently with "benign rootkits", i.e. software that hides (or cloaks) it presence for reasons other than attacking your computer. This includes the Sony Rootkit and Symantec use of a rootkit-like technology in its Norton SystemWorks. Discuss the pros and cons of such applications of rootkit like features.
   • Discuss your opinions of the following: "Opinion: Could you imagine a company named "CLICK YES TO CONTINUE"? I could, and so could VeriSign—and they were sort of right." Should VeriSign Be the Name Police?
3. (DUE April 4, 2006 before midnight (11:59 p.m. EST)) Select a discussion from one or more of your classmates and respond to their comments.