Security Software Development : Assessing and Managing Security Risks

Name: Security Software Development : Assessing and Managing Security Risks
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Security Software DevelopmentAssessing and Managing Security Risks\nAuthor(s): CISSP, Douglas A. Ashbaugh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Auerbach\nISBN-13: 9781420063806, 978-1420063806\nSynopsis\nThreats to application security continue to evolve just as quickly as the systems that protect against cyber-threats. In many instances, traditional firewalls and other conventional controls can no longer get the job done. The latest line of defense is to build security features into software as it is being developed. \n\nDrawing from the authors extensive experience as a developer, Secure Software Development: Assessing and Managing Security Risks illustrates how software application security can be best, and most cost-effectively, achieved when developers monitor and regulate risks early on, integrating assessment and management into the development life cycle. This book identifies the two primary reasons for inadequate security safeguardss