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Crafting Secure Software

You're reading from Crafting Secure Software An engineering leader's guide to security by design

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835885062

Length 156 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

GitHub

Concepts

Application Security

Author (1):

GitGuardian SAS

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Security Landscape

2. Chapter 2: The Software Supply Chain and the SDLC FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Securing Your Code-Writing Tools

4. Chapter 4: Securing Your Secrets

5. Chapter 5: Securing Your Source Code

6. Chapter 6: Securing Your Delivery

7. Chapter 7: Security Compliance and Certification

8. Chapter 8: Best Practices to Drive Security Buy-In

9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations: Index

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What is the software supply chain?

An SSC is every third-party element used by a software manufacturer to create and deliver their product. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

The operating system(s) and hardware: These include workstations, servers, storage, network switches and routers, Windows/Mac/Linux embedded systems, and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
Software for creating and building software: This includes editors, languages, compilers, plugins, libraries/frameworks, task runners, and build systems.
Software providing services to software: In this category, you have databases, APIs, software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and backend as a service (BaaS).
Tools used for tracking and enabling work: These are tools that support version control, ticketing, messaging, and collaboration.
Tools for delivering software: These include file transfer, server software, containers, container orchestration, and monitoring...

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Authors (2)

Greg Bulmash

Greg Bulmash

Greg Bulmash is a karaoke king who started blogging before “blog” was a word. He's picked up both developer certifications and press accreditations, been invited as a speaker to tech conferences on three continents and led a CoderDojo chapter that put on around 150 free STEM education events for Seattle area children. At GitGuardian, he's produced expert-oriented company blogs, externally placed articles, and cartoons for content marketing and thought leadership on cybersecurity best practices, secrets management, software supply chain security, cybersecurity legislation & regulation.

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Thomas Segura

Thomas Segura

Thomas Segura is a seasoned technical writer and former DevOps engineer passionate about bridging the gap between security teams and developers. After developing microservices for smart grids at a major energy company, Thomas joined GitGuardian, a leading code security innovator, in 2021. As a technical content writer, he produces in-depth material on application and cloud security best practices. His notable works include the "State of Secrets Sprawl" report and the Secrets Management Maturity Model. Thomas's insights have been featured on Hacker News, DevOps, and HelpNetSecurity. Through his writing, he shapes the conversation around modern software security, emphasizing collaboration between development and security teams.

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