Application software threat analysis

Buggy and insecure software applications are the top factor in security breaches.
The majority of data breaches are caused by attackers that exploit application software vulnerabilities. Attackers are not limited to Islamic cyber-terror groups like Team Evil, that exploited a known vulnerability in the Invision Power Board Web application. Software vulnerabilities are increasingly exploited by threats from trusted insiders such as contract programmers who have access to the source control repositories of company projects.
We improve software security with software quality

Software defect reduction is a highly economical way of preventing data breaches. You may be able to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in your security budget by decisive, focused software defect reduction.

We carry out a systematic threat analysis on critical business and Internet-facing Web applications after choosing a particular business unit and application functions. You get a cost-effective risk mitigation plan that shows you where and how you should remove software defects and how best to maintain reliable software.

The process requires executive level sponsorship that will later on, need to buy into implementation of the risk mitigation plan. The team members are chosen at a preliminary planning meeting with the lead consultant and the project's sponsor. There are typically 4-8 active participants with relevant knowledge of the business and the software. The team is lead by 2-4 expert Software Associates consultants that have the domain expertise, people skills and patience to guide a chaotic process.

The threat analysis follows a 7 step process: Set scope, Identify business assets, Identify software components, Classify vulnerabilties, build a system threat model, build the risk-mitigation plan and validate findings. Since there is normally a great deal of shared information between process steps, control flows asynchronously between steps.
Companies that perform software application threat analysis receive a clear picture of where to focus their software quality and application patching efforts.

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