Developing a Secure Software
Secure Coding Practices, Security Testing and Secure Configuration
Cyber attacks and data breaches are more common now. Security must be a key concern in software development. "Security by design" demands adding security measures during the design phase. Keep this in consideration to avoid possible security flaws in your software.
Secure Coding Practices:
Ensure proper authentication and authorizations are in place.
Always validate and sanitize user input to avoid injection attacks.
Encrypt sensitive data and never store plain-text passwords.
Avoid exposing sensitive information in logs.
Security Testing:
Conduct frequent examinations to identify possible security weaknesses.
Tools like SonarQube and Fortify can analyze code without running it. They find security threats.
Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP tools run the application to identify vulnerabilities.
Automated scans can help detect and remediate security threats in the application. Integrate security checks into automated continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Secure Configuration:
Avoid exposing unnecessary services.
Review software configurations frequently to prevent security threats from emerging.