Chapter 8
Security Testing of Custom Software Applications
In Chapters 6 and 7 we examined specific techniques and approaches to developing resilient software for a variety of platforms and specialized applications with a focus on preventing the most common errors and problems that lead to security incidents and data losses.
Chapter Overview
In Chapter 8 we’ll begin exploring how to test the resilience of custom application code and find ways to further improve it. Topics covered in Chapter 8 include:
- The true costs of waiting to find and eradicate software flaws
- Manual and automated source code review techniques
- Implementing code analysis tools
- Penetration testing
- Black box testing
- Quality assurance testing
8.1 Fixing Early Versus Fixing After ...
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