This title seeks to provide a practical approach to developing secure networks. It shows how to prepare for, detect and respond to the most common types of attacks.

The Cert Guide to System and Network Security Practices

Computers & Technology

Allen, Julia H.

Certification

Addison-Wesley Professional

“This book’s broad overview can help an organization choose a set of processes, policies, and techniques that are appropriate for its security maturity, risk tolerance, and development style. This book will help you understand how to incorporate practical security techniques into all phases of the development lifecycle.” —Steve Riley, senior security strategist, Microsoft Corporation “There are books written on some of the topics addressed in this book, and there are other books on secure systems engineering. Few address the entire life cycle with a comprehensive overview and discussion of emerging trends and topics as well as this one.” —Ronda Henning, senior scientist-software/security queen, Harris Corporation Software that is developed from the beginning with security in mind will resist, tolerate, and recover from attacks more effectively than would otherwise be possible. While there may be no silver bullet for security, there are practices that project managers will find beneficial. With this management guide, you can select from a number of sound practices likely to increase the security and dependability of your software, both during its development and subsequently in its operation. Software Security Engineering draws extensively on the systematic approach developed for the Build Security In (BSI) Web site. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security Software Assurance Program, the BSI site offers a host of tools, guidelines, rules, principles, and other resources to help project managers address security issues in every phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC). The book’s expert authors, themselves frequent contributors to the BSI site, represent two well-known resources in the security world: the CERT Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and Cigital, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in software security. This book will help you understand why <ul>
<li> Software security is about more than just eliminating vulnerabilities and conducting penetration tests </li> <li> Network security mechanisms and IT infrastructure security services do not sufficiently protect application software from security risks </li> <li> Software security initiatives should follow a risk-management approach to identify priorities and to define what is “good enough”—understanding that software security risks will change throughout the SDLC </li> <li> Project managers and software engineers need to learn to think like an attacker in order to address the range of functions that software should not do, and how software can better resist, tolerate, and recover when under attack </li> </ul>
 Chapter 1: Why Is Security a Software Issue? 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The Problem 2 1.3 Software Assurance and Software Security 6 1.4 Threats to Software Security 9 1.5 Sources of Software Insecurity 11 1.6 The Benefits of Detecting Software Security Defects Early 13 1.7 Managing Secure Software Development 18 1.8 Summary 23 Chapter 2: What Makes Software Secure? 25 2.1 Introduction 25 2.2 Defining Properties of Secure Software 26 2.3 How to Influence the Security Properties of Software 36 2.4 How to Assert and Specify Desired Security Properties 61 2.5 Summary 71 Chapter 3: Requirements Engineering for Secure Software 73 3.1 Introduction 73 3.2 Misuse and Abuse Cases 78 3.3 The SQUARE Process Model 84 3.4 SQUARE Sample Outputs 91 3.5 Requirements Elicitation 99 3.6 Requirements Prioritization 106 3.7 Summary 112 Chapter 4: Secure Software Architecture and Design 115 4.1 Introduction 115 4.2 Software Security Practices for Architecture and Design: Architectural Risk Analysis 119 4.3 Software Security Knowledge for Architecture and Design: Security Principles, Security Guidelines, and Attack Patterns 137 4.4 Summary 148 Chapter 5: Considerations for Secure Coding and Testing 151 5.1 Introduction 151 5.2 Code Analysis 152 5.3 Coding Practices 160 5.4 Software Security Testing 163 5.5 Security Testing Considerations Throughout the SDLC 173 5.6 Summary 180 Chapter 6: Security and Complexity: System Assembly Challenges 183 6.1 Introduction 183 6.2 Security Failures 186 6.3 Functional and Attacker Perspectives for Security Analysis: Two Examples 189 6.4 System Complexity Drivers and Security 203 6.5 Deep Technical Problem Complexity 215 6.6 Summary 217 Chapter 7: Governance, and Managing for More Secure Software 221 7.1 Introduction 221 7.2 Governance and Security 223 7.3 Adopting an Enterprise Software Security Framework 226 7.4 How Much Security Is Enough? 236 7.5 Security and Project Management 244 7.6 Maturity of Practice 259 7.7 Summary 266 Chapter 8: Getting Started 267 8.1 Where to Begin 269 8.2 In Closing 281

Software Security Engineering: A Guide for Project Managers

McGraw, Gary

Barnum, Sean

Ellison, Robert J.

Mead, Nancy R.

CERT® Resilience Management Model (CERT-RMM) is an innovative and transformative way to manage operational resilience in complex, risk-evolving environments. CERT-RMM distills years of research into best practices for managing the security and survivability of people, information, technology, and facilities. It integrates these best practices into a unified, capability-focused maturity model that encompasses security, business continuity, and IT operations. By using CERT-RMM, organizations can escape silo-driven approaches to managing operational risk and align to achieve strategic resilience management goals. This book both introduces CERT-RMM and presents the model in its entirety. It begins with essential background for all professionals, whether they have previously used process improvement models or not. Next, it explains CERT-RMM’s Generic Goals and Practices and discusses various approaches for using the model. Short essays by a number of contributors illustrate how CERT-RMM can be applied for different purposes or can be used to improve an existing program. Finally, the book provides a complete baseline understanding of all 26 process areas included in CERT-RMM. Part One summarizes the value of a process improvement approach to managing resilience, explains CERT-RMM’s conventions and core principles, describes the model architecturally, and shows how itsupports relationships tightly linked to your objectives. Part Two focuses on using CERT-RMM to establish a foundation for sustaining operational resilience management processes in complex environments where risks rapidly emerge and change. Part Three details all 26 CERT-RMM process areas, from asset definition through vulnerability resolution. For each, complete descriptions of goals and practices are presented, with realistic examples. Part Four contains appendices, including Targeted Improvement Roadmaps, a glossary, and other reference materials. This book will be valuable to anyone seeking to improve the mission assurance of high-value services, including leaders of large enterprise or organizational units, security or business continuity specialists, managers of large IT operations, and those using methodologies such as ISO 27000, COBIT, ITIL, or CMMI.

CERT Resilience Management Model: A Maturity Model for Managing Operational Resilience (Sei Series in Software Engineering)

Business & Money

Caralli, Richard A.

White, David W.

Management & Leadership

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