hi sc-l, Some of us have been doing this software security thing for a long time (about 15 years in my case), and it is easy to overlook basic ideas that we believe everybody already gets. During Cigital's internal technology fair this year, I did a presentation on these basic truths which I have deemed "software security zombies."
This month's informIT article covers the zombies: * Network security alone will not solve the computer security problem * Security software is not software security * The more code you have, the more security bugs you will have * Software security practices should be integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) * Software security defects come in two main flavors—bugs at the implementation level (code) and flaws at the architectural level (design) * Badness-ometers are not security meters ** Fix the (dang) software <-- bonus baby zombie If you've ever heard me give a talk over the last decade there is some very high chance that you've heard something about these zombies. As we continue to grow the software security field, it's important that we make sure to cover the basics with new people and with our customers. Speaking of customers, we have 28 openings at Cigital right now (and a staff of 200). We are on the lookout for experienced software security types! As always, your feedback is welcome. gem company www.cigital.com podcast www.cigital.com/silverbullet blog www.cigital.com/justiceleague book www.swsec.com _______________________________________________ Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php SC-L is hosted and moderated by KRvW Associates, LLC (http://www.KRvW.com) as a free, non-commercial service to the software security community. Follow KRvW Associates on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/KRvW_Associates _______________________________________________
