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Option Tightens Buffer Security  The new /GS option in the new
Microsoft Visual C++.NET compiler will help reduce the instances
of exploitable buffer overruns in your Windows application code
Editor's Note: This article discusses a new feature in the
Microsoft Visual C++.NET compiler, which at the time of
publishing was still in beta. The features described may change
before the official release of the product.  uffer overruns are
a huge security problem in the software industry, and if you
have them in your code you are asking for trouble. If you're
lucky, an attacker will just shut down your application with an
access violation. If you're not so lucky, the attacker can
inject and execute malicious code.  There are many ways to help
mitigate such threats (see my Best Defense article, "Testing
Buffer Overruns"), including education and peer code reviews.
Now with the release of Micro