Alice and Bob Learn Application Security - Brossura

Janca, Tanya

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ISBN 10: 1119687357 ISBN 13: 9781119687351

Casa editrice: Wiley, 2020

Riassunto

Learn application security from the very start, with this comprehensive and approachable guide! 

Alice and Bob Learn Application Security is an accessible and thorough resource for anyone seeking to incorporate, from the beginning of the System Development Life Cycle, best security practices in software development. This book covers all the basic subjects such as threat modeling and security testing, but also dives deep into more complex and advanced topics for securing modern software systems and architectures. Throughout, the book offers analogies, stories of the characters Alice and Bob, real-life examples, technical explanations and diagrams to ensure maximum clarity of the many abstract and complicated subjects. Topics include: 

·         Secure requirements, design, coding, and deployment 

·         Security Testing (all forms) 

·         Common Pitfalls 

·         Application Security Programs 

·         Securing Modern Applications 

·         Software Developer Security Hygiene  

Alice and Bob Learn Application Security is perfect for aspiring application security engineers and practicing software developers, as well as software project managers, penetration testers, and chief information security officers who seek to build or improve their application security programs. 

Alice and Bob Learn Application Security illustrates all the included concepts with easy-to-understand examples and concrete practical applications, furthering the reader’s ability to grasp and retain the foundational and advanced topics contained within. 

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Informazioni sull?autore

Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the founder of We Hack Purple, an online learning academy dedicated to teaching everyone how to create secure software. With over twenty years of IT and coding experience, she has won numerous awards and worked as a developer, pentester, and AppSec Engineer. She was named Hacker of the Year by the Cypersecurity Woman of the Year 2019 Awards and is the Founder of WoSEC International, #CyberMentoringMonday, and OWASP DevSlop.

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A TRIED-AND-TESTED APPROACH TO BUILDING SECURITY INTO PROJECTS FROM THE START

Do you have difficulty implementing application security into your software development process? Alice and Bob Learn Application Security shows readers how to "push left" in software, by building security considerations into their system development life cycle, right from the start.

You'll learn basic security fundamentals and requirements, as well as secure design concepts, all while benefiting from the code, exercises, and examples interspersed throughout the text.

Written by one of the leading voices in the application security field, the book includes answers to the most common questions people starting out in application security often have. It also includes valuable additional resources where readers can find more answers.

The core security concepts are illustrated through references to the personas of Alice and Bob and how their professional lives and businesses drive application security decisions. The book takes a pleasantly straightforward approach that's heavy on practical strategies and light on needless jargon or complexity. At the same time, it supplies the rigor or richness you would expect to find in a leading resource on the topic of application security.

The book is perfect for current and aspiring software and application developers. It also belongs on the bookshelves of software project managers, Chief Information Security Officers, and penetration testers who seek to improve their craft and their ability to deliver valuable results.

Alice and Bob Learn Application Security will teach you everything you need to know about:

• Security fundamentals and requirements
• Secure design concepts
• Secure coding (with guidelines)
• The basics of threat modelling and security testing
• How to build an AppSec program
• Modern application security concerns and defenses
• How to implement security hygiene protocols for developers and IT staff

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1119687357
• ISBN 13: 9781119687351
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile