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Crafting Secure Software

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835885062
Length 156 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

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

Securing Your Source Code

Open-source components are increasingly becoming vital to software development. In their 2022 Octoverse report, GitHub found that 97% of apps use open-source software.1 In 2024, Gitnux reported that 96% of applications have at least one open-source component and 80% of the code in modern applications was open-source.2 This code represents the bulk of third-party dependencies we’ve discussed in previous chapters.

In this chapter, we’ll discuss the following topics:

  • Best practices for sourcing and maintaining open-source components.
  • Testing your own code as well as the code from third parties.
  • The SBOM and its growing use as a security and compliance tool.

Before we dive in, it’s essential to review a key component...

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