Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the dangers of buffer overflow attacks. New buffer overflow vulnerabilities are found each week, and it is just a matter of time before exploits are found.

The best safeguard against buffer overflow attacks on your network is prevention. You must ensure that programmers are knowledgeable of the security risks inherent in programming languages like C and C++, and you should use compilers that check for bounds checking. When using commercial products, you should routinely check for new updates and patches and install them as they become available.

With these precautionary measures in place, you can minimize the risks of these types of attacks on your network.