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  • "Fuzzing" isn't limited to code on the local machine any more - you can now try it on

    Slashdot 2010

  • Fuzzing a browser involves entering a stream of tweaked files into the program to see which cause it to crash, and then analyzing those crash instances to see which would allow a hacker to insert code that would give him or her control of the browser.

    What This Chinese Hacker Could Teach Apple 2010

  • Fuzzing a browser involves entering a stream of tweaked files into the program to see which cause it to crash, and then analyzing those crash instances to see which would allow a hacker to insert code that would give him or her control of the browser.

    What This Chinese Hacker Could Teach Apple 2010

  • Fuzzing a browser involves entering a stream of tweaked files into the program to see which cause it to crash, and then analyzing those crash instances to see which would allow a hacker to insert code that would give him or her control of the browser.

    What This Chinese Hacker Could Teach Apple 2010

  • Fuzzing a browser involves entering a stream of tweaked files into the program to see which cause it to crash, and then analyzing those crash instances to see which would allow a hacker to insert code that would give him or her control of the browser.

    What This Hacker Could Teach Apple 2010

  • Fuzzing the boundaries between them could lead to a focus on one area and a lack of consideration in the other -- i.e. if we use the term cultural appropriation too loosely I think we run the risk of making the argument one of rights.

    Cultural Appropriation Hal Duncan 2006

  • "We call it a botnet for fuzzing," said Gallagher, referring to what Microsoft has formally dubbed Distributed Fuzzing Framework (DFF).

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2010

  • "We call it a botnet for fuzzing," said Gallagher, referring to what Microsoft has formally dubbed Distributed Fuzzing Framework (DFF).

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Fuzzing, a practice employed by both software developers and security researchers, searches for flaws by inserting data into file format parsers to see where programs fail by crashing.

    Bink.nu Steven Bink 2010

  • Fuzzing is a technique where you modify the data sent to a file, protocol or data parser

    freshnews.org - most clicked links 2010

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