Core Software Security: Security at the Source [Hardcover]

Introduction. The Secure Development Lifecycle. Security Assessment (A1): SDL Activities and Best Practices. Architecture (A2): SDL Activities and Best Practices. Design and Development (A3): SDL Activities and Best Practices. Design and Development (A4): SDL Activities and Best Practices. Ship (A5): SDL Activities and Best Practices. Post-Release Support (PRSA15). Applying the SDL Framework to the Real World. Pulling It All Together: Using the SDL to Prevent Real-World Threats.

First and foremost, Ransome and Misra have made an engaging book that will empower readers in both large and small software development and engineering organizations to build security into their products. This book clarifies to executives the decisions to be made on software security and then provides guidance to managers and developers on process and procedure. Readers are armed with firm solutions for the fight against cyber threats.
Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis, Director, Information Networking Institute and Director of Education, CyLab Carnegie Mellon University

Finally, the definitive how-to guide for software security professionals. Dr. Ransome, Anmol Misra, and Brook Schoenfield deftly outline the procedures and policies needed to integrate real security into the software development process and why security needs to be software and developer-centric if it is to be relevant. A must-have for anyone on the front lines of the Cyber War - especially software developers and those who work with them.
Cedric Leighton, Colonel, USAF (Ret); Founder & President, Cedric Leighton Associates

In the wake of cloud computing and mobile apps, the issue of software security has never been more important than today. This book is a must read for security specialists, software developers and software engineers. The authors do a brilliant job providing commonlƒ­