Daily links for 12/27/2010

• 64 New APIs: Real-time Facebook, Twitter Streaming and Google Shopping

  "This week we had 64 new APIs added to our API directory including a visual CAPTCHA service, genealogy service, user profile service, sentiment analysis for twitter service and cloud storage service. We also covered two of these APIs with full blog posts. We looked into iFixIt, the World’s First Fix-it API and deadpooled Google Base when it was axed in favor of two new shopping APIs. Below is more detail on all 64 of these new APIs. "

  tags: web webapps programming softwares api

• OWASP Secure Coding Practices Quick Reference Guide (PDF File)

  "This technology agnostic document defines a set of general software security coding practices, in a checklist format, that can be integrated into the software development lifecycle. Implementation of these practices will mitigate most common software vulnerabilities."

  tags: security coding owasp softwares

• Social Spam Q&A - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab

  "Q: What is "social spam"? A: Social spam is spam that uses social networking, media and news related websites to spread links."

  tags: security social media spam

• The 10 Most Destructive Hacker Attacks In The Past 25 Years

  "From a computer virus named for a stripper to swarming botnet attacks on the Pentagon and Microsoft, The Daily Beast lists the 10 most infamous hacks, worms, and DDoS takedowns in the last 25 years."

  tags: security hacking malware

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.