Book Image

Security-Driven Software Development

By : Aspen Olmsted
Book Image

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

Mitigations

Mitigations in the context of software threat modeling refer to strategies or measures designed to reduce the risk of security threats and vulnerabilities in a software system. Here are common mitigations that can be applied to address various types of threats:

  • Authentication and authorization: Implement robust authentication mechanisms to ensure only authorized users can access the system. Use role-based access control to limit users’ privileges based on their roles.
  • Input validation and sanitization: Validate and sanitize all user inputs to prevent attacks such as SQL injection or Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Use parameterized queries and prepared statements in database interactions. We will drill into the details in the mitigation chapters later in the book.
  • Encryption: Encryption protects sensitive data in transit and at rest. Employ protocols such as HTTPS for secure communication and encrypt sensitive information stored in databases.
  • Secure...