The Impact of Software Security Practice Adoption Quantified

Explore quantitative research on the impact of software security practices on risk outcomes in this 51-minute RSA Conference talk. Discover how Comcast correlated various security practices with outcome data from 200 diverse teams, covering secure coding training, threat modeling, penetration testing, security tool usage, and code reviews. Learn about the effectiveness of different security measures, understand the data analysis process, and gain insights into high-severity issue resolution, secure coding training benefits, and the importance of threat modeling. Examine the concept of production-ready security assessments, secrets management, and basic security prerequisites. Delve into the challenges faced in software security and the potential for developer empowerment in addressing these issues.