What Is a Buffer Overflow?

The inaugural episode of Radio Free Security! LiveSecurity Editor-in-Chief Scott Pinzon interviews network security analyst Corey Nachreiner about emerging threats from January. Covered: Flaws in Cisco IOS; the misnaming of the Storm Worm; and the Month of Apple Bugs. In the Foundations segment, former penetration tester Steve Fallin explains in layman's terms what a buffer overflow is, then suggests some defenses against buffer overflow exploits.