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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

Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool

Microsoft has done a great job in sharing its threat modeling techniques. Creating a Data Flow Diagram (DFD) in Microsoft Threat Modeling is a crucial step. A DFD visually represents the flow of data within a system, helping to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of how Microsoft integrates threat modeling with a DFD:

  • Define the system:
    • Understand the architecture and design of the software system.
    • Identify components, processes, and external entities.
  • Identify assets:
    • Identify and prioritize assets, including sensitive data, resources, and components.
  • Create a DFD:
    • Develop a DFD that illustrates the flow of data through the system.
    • Define processes, data stores, data flows, and external entities.
    • Show how data moves between different components.
  • Identify trust boundaries:
    • Identify trust boundaries where the level of trust changes. A simple example is when a message goes from...