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Secure Software Development: IT security starts with the code.
Modern applications form the backbone of digital business processes. They store sensitive data, control critical workflows, and provide extensive interface and access options. This makes it all the more important to consider security aspects from the very start and integrate them throughout the entire software development process, rather than only considering them at the end.
Secure Software Development is precisely this approach. Security measures are consistently incorporated across the software development life cycle. The aim is to identify vulnerabilities at an early stage, minimise risks and secure applications sustainably, from planning and development to testing, operation and maintenance.
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Benefits of Secure Software Development:
Fewer vulnerabilities:
Security gaps and attack surfaces are identified and minimised at an early stage.
Lower costs:
Errors can be fixed more cost-effectively in the early phases than during live operation.
Develop in compliance:
Regulatory requirements such as NIS2 or DORA are reliably met.
Greater trust:
Secure software strengthens credibility with your customers and partners.
Bechtle keeps an eye on all aspects of Secure Software Development and supports you with a holistic approach:
DevSecOps – security at development speed.
A key element of Secure Software Development is DevSecOps. Here, security is embedded directly into the agile development and deployment process. The advantage: vulnerabilities can be identified at an early stage without slowing down development cycles.
- Automated security checks in CI/CD pipelines
- Tools for static, dynamic and interactive security testing
- Policies, checklists and playbooks in the development workflow
- API security as an indispensable part of modern architectures
Insight: What does DevSecOps mean?
DevSecOps combines Development, Security and Operations. The aim is a holistic process in which security aspects are a fixed part of software development from the outset.
API security as a key component.
Interfaces (APIs) play a central role in modern software architectures – they connect services, applications and systems. It is therefore all the more important to secure APIs in a targeted manner.
Insight: What is meant by API security?
API security describes the protection of application programming interfaces against unauthorised access, manipulation and misuse. It includes authentication and authorisation mechanisms, encryption and monitoring to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data and functions.
Secure Software Design: Security begins before the first line of code.
A secure system does not arise only during coding, but already in the architecture. Secure Software Design helps avoid security gaps right from the planning and design phase.
- Define and document security requirements
- Analyse and systematically map threat scenarios
- Anchor security measures architecturally
- Raise awareness in development teams for secure coding practices
In addition, we rely on Secure Coding, which involves consistently applying secure programming standards to prevent vulnerabilities arising in the code itself.
In the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), security measures are embedded across all phases, from planning through to maintenance. This allows vulnerabilities to be identified and eliminated in advance before they become risks. This preventative approach reduces effort later on and increases the stability and trustworthiness of applications.
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Software Bill of Materials: creating full transparency.
The growing reliance on third-party components and open-source libraries makes it necessary to design software supply chains transparently and traceably. A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) lists all components used and forms the basis for effective risk management.
- Overview of all components and dependencies
- Identification of known vulnerabilities through automated checks
- Support for regulatory requirements such as NIS2 and DORA
- Foundation for patch management and security updates
Security testing and continuous safeguarding.
Security tests are an integral part of a secure development process. Only through continuous testing can the quality and security of applications be ensured.
- Static application testing to analyse source code (SAST)
- Dynamic testing of running applications (DAST)
- Interactive testing combining static and dynamic analysis (IAST)
- Penetration testing for realistic assessment
- Fuzz testing to identify unexpected vulnerabilities
All testing methods can be integrated into development processes in an automated way and continuously enhanced.
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