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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

Robotic process automation

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and regression testing are two distinct concepts. Still, they can intersect in specific scenarios, particularly when automating repetitive tasks and ensuring the stability of software applications. Let’s explore the relationship between RPA and regression testing.

RPA involves using software robots or “bots” to automate rule-based, repetitive tasks within business processes. These tasks are typically manual, time-consuming, and prone to human error. By automating such tasks, RPA aims to increase efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. RPA is commonly used in data entry, data extraction, invoice processing, report generation, and other routine business processes involving interacting with digital systems. RPA bots interact with applications in a way similar to how humans do. They can mimic mouse clicks, keyboard inputs, and data entry to perform tasks within the UI of applications.

The intersection...