Application Security Guide for Software Engineering Leaders

This Gartner® research note provides insights for software engineering leaders on how to integrate security into the software development life cycle (SDLC) and modernize application security practices.

Key takeaways:

• • • • The importance of secure coding practices: Learn why software engineers need to be educated on secure coding practices to prevent vulnerabilities.
      • The need for SDLC correlation, orchestration, and visualization: Understand how modernizing the SDLC with integrated automation can improve application security.
      • Generating security requirements during design: Discover how to proactively address security risks by incorporating security considerations in the application design phase.
      • Implementing security guardrails: Learn how to integrate automated security testing and guardrails throughout the SDLC to ensure continuous security.

Gartner, Application Security Guide for Software Engineering Leaders, 29 November 2024
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