Why Threat Modeling? Why Now?
Everyone involved in application development would rather prevent an incident than have to respond to one. The old adage, an ounce of prevention… really does apply. That’s where threat modeling comes in. It’s one of the very best ounces of prevention available for...
Can You Code Your Way to Cybersecurity?
Back in 2011, Marc Andreessen wrote an article entitled Why Software is Eating the World. His theory was that software could replace a lot of traditional businesses (and as things turned out he was right). What is it about coding something in software that makes it so...
One Good Way to Know if Developers are Developing Secure Code
There was a time when developing secure code was just a good idea. Now, in many instances, it’s a requirement. But how do you know if a developer is developing secure code? The key here is knowing it’s secure.There are actually two aspects to developing secure code....
The Seemingly Unsolvable Problem of Agile Development
Everyone is a fan of agile development. And while there are many benefits to adopting an agile methodology, one of the of the most important is that it speeds up software development. “Oftentimes products developed according to agile methodologies do end up getting...
