Learn how advanced Software Analysis and Measurement (SAM) can help improve application security by analyzing source code to identify vulnerabilities and architectural patterns in the application, and enable development teams to prevent these vulnerabilities right at the development stage with sophisticated Threat Modeling that takes into account cross-tier and cross-technology interactions. To read the full paper, visit http://www.castsoftware.com/news-events/event/build-secure-applications-with-software-analysis?gad=ss

2. Despite the fact that application
security has become an
increasingly major concern in
recent years, many application
development teams treat security
as an afterthought.

3. The answer is
Software Analysis and
Measurement (SAM).

5. While each individual
organization has different
needs, there are few
important criteria that you
need to know when managing
application security.

6. Since design flaws account for 50% of all
security problems, a holistic view of the
application is necessary to identify
architectural vulnerabilities.

7. To evaluate against industry best practices, the
data flow technology must be able to trace the
flow of the application data across different
tiers of the application and across different
technology stacks, right down to the database.

8. Many SAM solutions produce lists of violations
that number in the hundreds, if not thousands.
It important to also receive guidance that can
be used to prioritize these security risks based
on factors such as the importance of the rule,
the impact across a transaction chain, and the
propagation risk across the rest of the system.

9. Virtually all applications in active development
have a framework component to them. To be
effective, the SAM solution must be capable of
analyzing the framework stack of the
application and synthesizing the information in
the context of the overall application.

10. Building a Threat Model is one of the most
critical measures for all mission critical
applications, and should be considered for
virtually your entire application portfolio. To
build comprehensive Threat Models, it is vital
to have an accurate blueprint of the
application that maps all of the inputs and
outputs.

11. There is a vast body of knowledge, discussion,
and research on making applications inherently
more secure. One of the fundamental
requirements of a SAM solution is to ensure
that the application is compliant with the best
practices recommended by experts and
practitioners.

12. To be truly beneficial to the development
team, a SAM solution should not only identify
vulnerabilities in applications—it also should
ensure continuous improvement through
detailed explanations of identified
vulnerabilities along with the solution to fix it.

13. Executives require a comprehensive analysis of
security vulnerabilities that can be used to
determine the security risks within an
application portfolio. Having such a tool will
help with budget requests, project portfolio
management, resource prioritization, and
benchmarking internal and vendor teams.

14. SAM solutions:
 Automate feedback to developers providing
proactive protection and real-time education
 Enforce compliance to industry standards and
best practices
 Help in complex Threat Modeling and enable
management teams to assess application
threat in an objective manner and help them
make informed decisions
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