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Secure application development processes improving, expert says

Secure application development processes improving, expert says

Secure application development processes improving, expert says

Date: Feb 17, 2011

In this interview conducted at RSA Conference 2011, Gary McGraw, chief technology officer at Cigital Inc., a software security and quality consulting firm, explains how more organizations are embracing software development processes to improve the code they are producing. Using the right tools and procedures helps eliminates serious vulnerabilities and reduces the risk of successful attacks, McGraw said. The noted software security expert is helping develop the third iteration of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) , which documents how major software firms incorporate security controls into the software development lifecycle.

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