Podcast: Security360 - SOA, Web Services Security

SearchSecurity.com's Security360 podcast offers fresh perspectives -- from vendors, experts and infosec pros -- on a variety of complex information security issues. In our debut episode, we examine the state of security for service-oriented architectures and Web services. ZapThink analyst Jason Bloomberg offers an overview of the security issues unique to SOA environments, while executives from SAP and Oracle discuss how they address SOA security in their software. (Runtime: 29:45)

powered by ODEO

• Download the podcast here: Find out how Oracle and SAP address security in their SOA and Web services-enabled software.
  

• Pitfalls aplenty going SOA: A service-oriented architecture's efficiency has often been more of a priority than SOA security. Vendors, however, are compensating with new Web services security features.
  
  
  
  
• Web services represent security's next battlefront: The evolution and mainstream use of Web services has placed the nascent technology in the crosshairs of attackers, and one firm in particular says it can mitigate the threats.
  
  
• Which Web services provide the best remote help desk support? More and more workers are telecommuting these days, forcing enterprises to search for quality, cost-effective remote help desk support. In this SearchSecurity.com Q&A, application security expert Michael Cobb lays out some of your remote assistance options.
  
  
• What types of Web services can compromise Web server security? SearchSecurity.com expert Michael Chapple reveals how a service overload can leave your system open to attacks.
  
  
• XML Security Learning Guide: Securing XML is an essential element in keeping Web services secure. This SearchSecurity.com Learning Guide is a compilation of resources that review different types of XML security standards and approaches for keeping your XML Web services secure.
  
  
• Do any freeware tools scan for Ajax vulnerabilities? Securing Ajax applications is a new challenge for anyone developing Web services. In our expert Q&A, Michael Cobb reviews tools that can assess the vulnerabilities of Ajax Web applications.
  
  
• SearchSecurity.com's Information Security Podcast Library: SearchSecurity.com has a variety of information security podcasts that can be downloaded to a PC or MP3 player.