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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

Tools

Penetration testing tools are essential for security professionals to identify vulnerabilities and assess the security of software, networks, and systems. Here are some commonly used penetration testing tools, categorized based on their functionalities.

Information gathering and reconnaissance

Information gathering and reconnaissance are critical phases of cybersecurity and penetration testing. These phases involve collecting data about the target system, network, or organization to gain insights into potential vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and attack vectors:

  • Nmap (network mapper): Nmap is a powerful open source scanning tool for network discovery and security auditing. It allows users to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a network map. Nmap utilizes the raw IP packets to determine which hosts are visible on the network, what services those hosts offer, what operating systems they are running, what type of firewalls are in use, and...