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Security-Driven Software Development

By : Aspen Olmsted
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Security-Driven Software Development

By: Aspen Olmsted

Overview of this book

Extend your software development skills to integrate security into every aspect of your projects. Perfect for any programmer or developer working on mission-critical applications, this hands-on guide helps you adopt secure software development practices. Explore core concepts like security specifi cation, modeling, and threat mitigation with the iterative approach of this book that allows you to trace security requirements through each phase of software development. You won’t stop at the basics; you’ll delve into multiple-layer att acks and develop the mindset to prevent them. Through an example application project involving an entertainment ticketing software system, you’ll look at high-profi le security incidents that have aff ected popular music stars and performers. Drawing from the author’s decades of experience building secure applications in this domain, this book off ers comprehensive techniques where problem-solving meets practicality for secure development. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the expertise to systematically secure software projects, from crafting robust security specifi cations to adeptly mitigating multifaceted threats, ensuring your applications stand resilient in the face of evolving cybersecurity challenges.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: Modeling a Secure Application
8
Part 2: Mitigating Risks in Implementation
13
Part 3: Security Validation

Regression testing overview

Regression testing is software testing that focuses on verifying whether recent code changes have affected the application’s existing functionality. It ensures that new code modifications, bug fixes, or enhancements do not introduce new defects, reintroduce old bugs, or break current features. Regression testing aims to maintain the stability and reliability of the software throughout its development life cycle.

Next, we’ll provide an overview of regression testing.

Key concepts

Regression testing can feel overwhelming when you first start to utilize the process due to all the components and concepts involved. Next, we will discuss the major concepts:

  • Test suite: A collection of test cases forms a test suite. The test suite includes new and existing test cases covering various aspects of the software’s functionality. These test cases are rerun during regression testing to ensure the recent changes haven’t adversely...