How does the Secure code process work?

There are countless solutions that can be introduced to protect code and business data. The fundamentals of secure coding must cover mobile devices, servers, and embedded applications. 

Here are some of the top secure coding solutions:

• Enforce Code Obfuscation: Where possible, protect your code with techniques such as code minification and code obfuscation.
• Avoid Cutting Corners: Don’t be tempted to take shortcuts. Developers have tight deadlines, but it’s essential to deliver production-ready code even if this incurs delays.
• Code Reviews: There is still a place for peer code reviews on major projects, allowing developers to bounce ideas off each other. Additionally, it gives the opportunity for additional experts to critique the code.
• Create a Culture of Security: Culture change is very difficult to achieve and it’s something that takes time to embed within the company. Taking the first steps towards the entire team promoting a security first narrative is critical to success.
• Document Standards: Secure coding standards must be documented and shared on a private repo. Writing down the rules gives the developer the opportunity to review and helps to drive culture change.
• Validate External Data Sources: Sometimes it makes sense to use modules and code that is already written. Validate that your sources are legitimate, cross-check downloads with SHA authentication, and ensure any data pulled is encrypted and valid.
• Use Threat Modeling: Threat Modeling introduces a multistage process that examines code for weaknesses and vulnerabilities throughout the Software Development Process.
• Use Automated Tools Within CI/CD: Enforcing security standards is very hard to do effectively, consider investing in automated tools like Check Point CloudGuard Spectral that do all the hard work for you.