Secure and Safe Software

The Software that is the Cause of today’s cyberattacks

As software is integrated into critical infrastructure transport, healthcare, and personal devices, the repercussions of lax software security magnify. Adversaries are always probing systems to find vulnerabilities. Software that isn’t secure can be abused for extortion, data breaches and other malicious activities.

The prevention of attacks prior to they occur is the most effective way to secure software. This requires a combination of practices, including patching software and keeping it up to date. It also means having secured architecture and the most effective programming practices, including encryption, data validation and programming languages that can safely manage memory allocations.

There are many commercially-available solutions (COTS), which can help you ensure your system is safe. But, if you’re board portal comparison creating your own software or are a DevOps team, the aim is to integrate security into the development process so it’s built into the application right away. This reduces the amount of work required to correct issues in production.

The benefits of incorporating security into software outweigh the cost. By adhering to best practice frameworks and employing security-by design methodologies software makers can significantly reduce the number of vulnerabilities that make it through to production, reduce the impact of undetected and unaddressed weaknesses, and promptly address new vulnerabilities as they arise. It’s 6x more costly to fix a production bug, so it’s important to get it right on the first go.