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Herbert H. Thompson

Herbert H. Thompson

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Herbert H. Thompson, Ph.D., is director of security technology at Security Innovation LLC. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology. Herbert is co-author (with James Whittaker) of How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing (Addison-Wesley, 2003), and is the author of numerous papers on software security and testing.

Herbert H. Thompson

Herbert H. Thompson, Ph.D., is director of security technology at Security Innovation LLC. He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Florida Institute of Technology. Herbert is co-author (with James Whittaker) of How to Break Software Security: Effective Techniques for Security Testing (Addison-Wesley, 2003), and is the author of numerous papers on software security and testing.

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Security testing Take It From Me ...

Security testing tends to take a different approach from that of traditional testing. In this column, Herbert Thompson invites us into his world and offers up a peek into an average day for an experienced security tester.
The Seven Habits of Highly Insecure Software