Section 1: Secure Software Development
Introduces key security concepts, threats, vulnerabilities, and the CIA triad.
Section 2: Establishing the Context for Secure Development
Defines organizational imperatives, roles, policies, and risk appetite influencing software security.
Section 3: Defining Security Requirements
Guides how to identify assets, threats, and write comprehensive security requirements.
Section 4: Architectural and High-Level Design Security Considerations
Uses STRIDE, attack surfaces, and trust boundaries to identify architectural security risks.
Section 5: Detailed Design for Secure Systems
Applies secure design principles and mitigates flaws like TOCTOU and input validation issues.
Section 6: Writing Secure Code
Covers coding practices, secure APIs, compiler warnings, and language-specific risks.
Section 7: Developer Testing and Code Analysis
Emphasizes unit testing, static analysis, fuzzing, and secure peer reviews.
Section 8: Independent Testing and Validation
Explains black-box testing, fuzz testing, dynamic analysis, and penetration testing.
Section 9: Release and Operational Security
Prepares security response plans, final review checklists, and runtime protections.
Section 10: Planning Your Secure Development Lifecycle
Shows how to integrate security into the SDLC, manage roles, training, and metrics.