Organizations benefit greatly from software safety testing early in the development lifecycle.

For most developers, application or software security is not a daily concern. In particular, mandatory phishing training and network layer defense are obstacles to timely delivery of development requirements. However, from a security perspective, defects in the code that developers are exposed to every day can cause serious security problems.

Security concerns start with the developer, who needs to focus on both the development process and security when creating an application.

Security shift to the left

What are the common criteria for development success for developers?

  • Functional business requirements;

  • Meet deadlines on time.

Knowing these standards, how can we add security without adversely affecting them?

The answer is: safety to the left.

Apply security checks as early as possible in the software development life cycle (SDLC), and when code defects are found during the DEVELOPMENT phase of the SDLC, not every defect is a security vulnerability. However, when these defects are exploited by malicious elements, it takes much more time, effort and money to fix them than it does to discover them during development.

There are many excellent static application security Testing (SAST) solutions that analyze code as developers code and provide remediation in real time. In addition to being used within the IDE, SAST can also be integrated into developer automation pipelines, such as the Wukong static code inspection system.

Log4j vulnerabilities can also be addressed with a secure left shift when dealing with third-party dependencies. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) scans your software and produces a Bill of Materials (BOM) that detects application components and versions in use. When a similar security problem occurs, these automated security detection tools can quickly identify affected dependencies and plan for the next step.

There are other initiatives that companies can take to improve left-shift security in the SDLC:

  • Create and communicate application security standards;

  • Secure coding and incentive courses for developers;

  • Introduce safety requirements to the project manager in order to negotiate safety issues at the start of a new project.

It’s also important to be prepared when it comes to safety, but the biggest win comes from this left-shifting approach to safety and the positive culture you create with it.

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