SCW Integrations: Reduce mean time to remediate with micro-learning

Published Nov 23, 2022
by Taylor Broadfoot
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SCW Integrations: Reduce mean time to remediate with micro-learning

Published Nov 23, 2022
by Taylor Broadfoot
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Meet developers where they are 

Organizations looking to DevSecOps for faster, more secure releases know the importance of optimizing developer productivity with an integrated technology stack. Secure Code Warrior's software integrations empower your developers with secure development resources integrated in the tools they use every day, such as GitHub, Jira, and more. 

Secure Code Warrior ensures your secure code program is built directly into your preferred products and developers’ workflows to enable just-in-time remediation, as well as stickier learning outcomes.

Reduce vulnerabilities with faster remediation

Finding and fixing a vulnerability can be like solving a large puzzle without some of the pieces and the helpful cover art, which sometimes can take days, weeks, or even months to complete with a robust solution. This can be particularly tough for developers when they may not know how to fix the problem, either because they have never encountered the problem before, or because they are hesitant to deploy an untested or unverified solution.

The average Mean Time to Remediation (MTTR) for a located vulnerability across a full stack, according to the EdgeScan 2022 Vulnerability Statistic Report was 57.5 days (EdgeScan2022 Vulnerability Statistics Report).

This is a critical window in which valuable data could be compromised, trust is lost, and valuable developer productivity is wasted - decreasing your code release velocity and ultimately accumulating more tech debt with quick fixes or sloppy patchwork because of a lack of knowledge or confidence in the solutions deployed.

SCW Integrations workflow

Secure Code Warrior’s integrations offer trusted remediation advice, enabling developers to resolve security bugs confidently while staying in the flow. By empowering developers to own remediation at the source, AppSec can focus on risk monitoring and strengthening the security posture of the organization. 

With contextual secure coding guidance embedded in work items, developers get immediate help to learn more about detected vulnerabilities and how to fix them - thus reducing MTTR, in addition to offering valuable, sticky learning outcomes that proactively reduce vulnerabilities at the source- the code.

Scale-up learning across your teams 

SCORM LMS integration

SCORM means Sharable Content Object Reference Model and is an international standard for e-courses. If your course is published in the SCORM format, you can be sure that almost any learning management system (LMS) will recognize it. With SCORM, you can easily manage a secure code training program alongside your other training platforms in one place.

Check for proficiency before shipping code 

Secure Code Warrior Connector for Okta Workflows helps to prevent insecure code from being introduced to your codebase with the power of a security-proficiency check that can be built into your flow. When working on codebases, such as in a GitHub repository, you can set required lessons and assessments as qualifiers for coding in the base. This empowers your leaders to make sure each developer is ready to work in the relevant codebase, helping level up the security posture of the entire organization. 

Introduce security into the entire software development life cycle by ensuring that each individual developer has achieved the necessary secure coding skills to be granted repo access to commit code. This integration will ensure that developers are learning about the latest security practices through SCW’s highly engaging platform and that some of the burdens of manual code reviews are reduced, freeing up engineering hours to ship more functionality without sacrificing quality.

Learn more about Okta + SCW or see the Demo here. 

Just-in-time support when committing code

SCW for GitHub enables contextual training inside GitHub workflows either in the SARIF files or directly within the issues and pull requests they are working on. This gives developers access to knowledge when they need it most in order to help them ship quality code faster. This integration doesn’t just enable a patch that is often applied without understanding. It continuously reinforces good, secure coding patterns to enable fast recognition of vulnerable code. 

Learn more about SCW+GitHub or see the Demo

Actionable secure coding guidance integrated inside GitLab embeds highly relevant Secure Code Warrior training links to the Vulnerability Details section of vulnerability reports. This ultimately helps to reduce the time gap between learning and application of knowledge to ensure future usage by enabling this integration. For example, if the vulnerability scanners detected a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the application code, the vulnerability detail would be updated with the relevant training link.

“By offering Secure Code Warrior’s extensive contextual learning across secure coding in our platform, we’ll enable developers to embrace security-first from the outset and not only save them time but also help them develop new skills.” - Nima Badiey, VP at GitLab
Learn more about SCW + GitLab

Synopsys Seeker integration embeds Secure Code Warrior resources, videos, and training links to vulnerability findings within Seeker. This ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations with micro-learning that identifies and resolves vulnerabilities with easily accessible training guidance within Seeker. 

Learn more about Synopsys + SCW

Help inside a ticket when you need it now 

Stop just finding security flaws, get help fixing them with Secure Code Warrior for Jira. Developers get contextual training right inside their Jira Issue Tracker, giving developers access to knowledge when they need it most in order to help them ship quality code faster. Secure Code Warrior for Jira detects these issue details and gives developers an opportunity to learn how to fix these issues - by accessing specific training videos within the environment that they are familiar with. Through contextual micro-learning, development teams can reduce vulnerabilities within the entire codebase, and stay on top of it by tracking and reporting via Jira.

Learn more about SCW + Jira

Write secure code at speed

Secure Code Warrior’s tech stack integrations enable micro-learning and faster remediation with industry-trusted guidance and solutions for common vulnerabilities. 

  • Training links are attached as comments in issues and pull requests so that the guidance is easily accessible when needed.
  • Content is highly relevant and fetched based on Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) or Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) references. 
  • Extensive coverage means that learning resources come from the world's leading collection of secure coding training. 

Common vulnerabilities, many of which have been known for decades, continue to persist within the SDLC because of reactive measures. Scanning tools and pentesting only find the problem, and often after the application is already in production. They are notoriously slow - surfacing multiple false positives and negatives requiring manual review - rarely addressing the cause of the issue or its source.

Empowering and enabling your developers with micro-learning and remediation advice inside their workflows helps them to catch security weaknesses earlier in the development process before they become expensive, or worse leaving vulnerabilities that can be exploited later. Secure Code Warrior integrations meet your developers where they work and not only help them find and fix vulnerabilities faster, but learn by doing from trusted resources and bite-sized guidance to enhance their skills and reinforce security as a critical component of the Software Development Life Cycle. 

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Taylor Broadfoot-Nymark is a Product Marketing Manager at Secure Code Warrior. She has written several articles about cybersecurity and agile learning, and also leads product launches, GTM strategy, and customer advocacy.

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SCW Integrations: Reduce mean time to remediate with micro-learning

Published Nov 23, 2022
By Taylor Broadfoot

Meet developers where they are 

Organizations looking to DevSecOps for faster, more secure releases know the importance of optimizing developer productivity with an integrated technology stack. Secure Code Warrior's software integrations empower your developers with secure development resources integrated in the tools they use every day, such as GitHub, Jira, and more. 

Secure Code Warrior ensures your secure code program is built directly into your preferred products and developers’ workflows to enable just-in-time remediation, as well as stickier learning outcomes.

Reduce vulnerabilities with faster remediation

Finding and fixing a vulnerability can be like solving a large puzzle without some of the pieces and the helpful cover art, which sometimes can take days, weeks, or even months to complete with a robust solution. This can be particularly tough for developers when they may not know how to fix the problem, either because they have never encountered the problem before, or because they are hesitant to deploy an untested or unverified solution.

The average Mean Time to Remediation (MTTR) for a located vulnerability across a full stack, according to the EdgeScan 2022 Vulnerability Statistic Report was 57.5 days (EdgeScan2022 Vulnerability Statistics Report).

This is a critical window in which valuable data could be compromised, trust is lost, and valuable developer productivity is wasted - decreasing your code release velocity and ultimately accumulating more tech debt with quick fixes or sloppy patchwork because of a lack of knowledge or confidence in the solutions deployed.

SCW Integrations workflow

Secure Code Warrior’s integrations offer trusted remediation advice, enabling developers to resolve security bugs confidently while staying in the flow. By empowering developers to own remediation at the source, AppSec can focus on risk monitoring and strengthening the security posture of the organization. 

With contextual secure coding guidance embedded in work items, developers get immediate help to learn more about detected vulnerabilities and how to fix them - thus reducing MTTR, in addition to offering valuable, sticky learning outcomes that proactively reduce vulnerabilities at the source- the code.

Scale-up learning across your teams 

SCORM LMS integration

SCORM means Sharable Content Object Reference Model and is an international standard for e-courses. If your course is published in the SCORM format, you can be sure that almost any learning management system (LMS) will recognize it. With SCORM, you can easily manage a secure code training program alongside your other training platforms in one place.

Check for proficiency before shipping code 

Secure Code Warrior Connector for Okta Workflows helps to prevent insecure code from being introduced to your codebase with the power of a security-proficiency check that can be built into your flow. When working on codebases, such as in a GitHub repository, you can set required lessons and assessments as qualifiers for coding in the base. This empowers your leaders to make sure each developer is ready to work in the relevant codebase, helping level up the security posture of the entire organization. 

Introduce security into the entire software development life cycle by ensuring that each individual developer has achieved the necessary secure coding skills to be granted repo access to commit code. This integration will ensure that developers are learning about the latest security practices through SCW’s highly engaging platform and that some of the burdens of manual code reviews are reduced, freeing up engineering hours to ship more functionality without sacrificing quality.

Learn more about Okta + SCW or see the Demo here. 

Just-in-time support when committing code

SCW for GitHub enables contextual training inside GitHub workflows either in the SARIF files or directly within the issues and pull requests they are working on. This gives developers access to knowledge when they need it most in order to help them ship quality code faster. This integration doesn’t just enable a patch that is often applied without understanding. It continuously reinforces good, secure coding patterns to enable fast recognition of vulnerable code. 

Learn more about SCW+GitHub or see the Demo

Actionable secure coding guidance integrated inside GitLab embeds highly relevant Secure Code Warrior training links to the Vulnerability Details section of vulnerability reports. This ultimately helps to reduce the time gap between learning and application of knowledge to ensure future usage by enabling this integration. For example, if the vulnerability scanners detected a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the application code, the vulnerability detail would be updated with the relevant training link.

“By offering Secure Code Warrior’s extensive contextual learning across secure coding in our platform, we’ll enable developers to embrace security-first from the outset and not only save them time but also help them develop new skills.” - Nima Badiey, VP at GitLab
Learn more about SCW + GitLab

Synopsys Seeker integration embeds Secure Code Warrior resources, videos, and training links to vulnerability findings within Seeker. This ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations with micro-learning that identifies and resolves vulnerabilities with easily accessible training guidance within Seeker. 

Learn more about Synopsys + SCW

Help inside a ticket when you need it now 

Stop just finding security flaws, get help fixing them with Secure Code Warrior for Jira. Developers get contextual training right inside their Jira Issue Tracker, giving developers access to knowledge when they need it most in order to help them ship quality code faster. Secure Code Warrior for Jira detects these issue details and gives developers an opportunity to learn how to fix these issues - by accessing specific training videos within the environment that they are familiar with. Through contextual micro-learning, development teams can reduce vulnerabilities within the entire codebase, and stay on top of it by tracking and reporting via Jira.

Learn more about SCW + Jira

Write secure code at speed

Secure Code Warrior’s tech stack integrations enable micro-learning and faster remediation with industry-trusted guidance and solutions for common vulnerabilities. 

  • Training links are attached as comments in issues and pull requests so that the guidance is easily accessible when needed.
  • Content is highly relevant and fetched based on Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) or Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) references. 
  • Extensive coverage means that learning resources come from the world's leading collection of secure coding training. 

Common vulnerabilities, many of which have been known for decades, continue to persist within the SDLC because of reactive measures. Scanning tools and pentesting only find the problem, and often after the application is already in production. They are notoriously slow - surfacing multiple false positives and negatives requiring manual review - rarely addressing the cause of the issue or its source.

Empowering and enabling your developers with micro-learning and remediation advice inside their workflows helps them to catch security weaknesses earlier in the development process before they become expensive, or worse leaving vulnerabilities that can be exploited later. Secure Code Warrior integrations meet your developers where they work and not only help them find and fix vulnerabilities faster, but learn by doing from trusted resources and bite-sized guidance to enhance their skills and reinforce security as a critical component of the Software Development Life Cycle. 

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