© Ahmed F. Sheikh 2020
A. F. SheikhCompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6234-4_11

11. Baseline and Secure Software Development

Ahmed F. Sheikh1 
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Miami, FL, USA
 

To secure a system effectively, you need to take a structured approach. You must fully understand the intended function of the system. What applications are required? What processes and services are needed? Regardless of the type of software, there is a universal requirement that the software performs the desired functions and performs them in the correct manner. Developers know that functional specifications must be met for the software to be satisfactory. As we depend more and more on computers driven by software, we will need systems to do the ...

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