Crafting Secure Software

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (September 12, 2024)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1835885062
• ISBN-13: 978-1835885062

eBook Description:

Crafting Secure Software: An engineering leader’s guide to security by design. Gain a solid understanding of the threat landscape and discover best practices to protect your software factory throughout the SDLC, with valuable insights from security experts at GitGuardian.

Drawing from GitGuardian’s extensive experience in securing millions of lines of code for organizations worldwide, Crafting Secure Software takes you on an exhaustive journey through the complex world of software security and prepares you to face current and emerging security challenges confidently.

Authored by security experts, this book provides unique insights into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and delivers actionable advice to help you mitigate and prevent risks. From securing code-writing tools and secrets to ensuring the integrity of the source code and delivery pipelines, you’ll get a good grasp on the threat landscape, uncover best practices for protecting your software, and craft recommendations for future-proofing against upcoming security regulations and legislation.

• Get to grips with security trends and GitGuardian’s role in modern software
• Analyze major security breaches and their impact on the industry
• Develop a threat model tailored to your business and risk appetite
• Implement security measures across your entire SDLC
• Secure secrets within codebases, configurations, and artifacts
• Design and maintain secure build pipelines and deployment setups
• Navigate security compliance, including current and future laws
• Prepare for future security with AI-generated code integration

By the end of this Crafting Secure Software book, you’ll have gained a clear vision of the improvements needed in your security posture, along with concrete steps to implement them, empowering you to make informed decisions and take decisive action in safeguarding your software assets.