As long as humans write software, the key to successful software security is making the software development program process more efficient and effective. Although the approach of this textbook includes people, process, and technology approaches to software security, Practical Core Software Security: A ReferenceFramework stresses the people element of software security, which is still the most important part to manage as software is developed, controlled, and exploited by humans.
The text outlines a step-by-step process for software security that is relevant to today''s technical, operational, business, and development environments. It focuses on what humans can do to control and manage a secure software development process using best practices and metrics. Although security issues will always exist, students learn how to maximize an organization''s ability to minimize vulnerabilities in software products before they are released or deployed by building se
