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Secure Software Development

You're reading from   Secure Software Development Learn to analyze and mitigate risks in your software projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835462836
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Aspen Olmsted Aspen Olmsted
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Preface 1. Part 1: Modeling a Secure Application FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Security Principles 3. Chapter 2: Designing a Secure Functional Model 4. Chapter 3: Designing a Secure Object Model 5. Chapter 4: Designing a Secure Dynamic Model 6. Chapter 5: Designing a Secure System Model 7. Chapter 6: Threat Modeling 8. Part 2: Mitigating Risks in Implementation
9. Chapter 7: Authentication and Authorization 10. Chapter 8: Input Validation and Sanitization 11. Chapter 9: Standard Web Application Vulnerabilities 12. Chapter 10: Database Security 13. Part 3: Security Validation
14. Chapter 11: Unit Testing 15. Chapter 12: Regression Testing 16. Chapter 13: Integration, System, and Acceptance Testing 17. Chapter 14: Software Penetration Testing 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Self-assessment questions

  1. What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and why is it a security concern for web applications?
    1. XSS is a security feature that prevents data leakage in web applications.
    2. XSS is a programming language used for web development.
    3. XSS is a technique used to secure web applications.
    4. XSS is a vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
  2. What is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and how can web applications defend against it?
    1. CSRF is a technique for securely transmitting data between a client and a server.
    2. CSRF is a security feature that protects against unauthorized data access.
    3. CSRF is a type of encryption used to protect sensitive data in web applications.
    4. CSRF is an attack where an attacker tricks a user into unknowingly making a request to a web application without their consent.
  3. What is SQL injection and how can it be prevented in web applications?
    1. SQL injection is a database management technique...
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