Insights from experts shaping secure development

Micha Martinez es analista de ciberseguridad y director de fotografía en Nelnet. Cuando se le encomendó la tarea de crear un programa de formación para desarrolladores en torno a la codificación segura, adoptó formas creativas de involucrar a su equipo. Quedamos tan impresionados con la forma en que dirige su programa de formación sobre código seguro que nos reunimos con él para obtener más información.

Los ataques por inyección, el infame rey de las vulnerabilidades (por categoría), han perdido el primer puesto ante la interrupción del control de acceso como lo peor de lo peor, y los desarrolladores deben tomar nota.

Los desarrolladores se encuentran entre los que conocen más de cerca el código, además de las configuraciones de seguridad y el control de acceso. Hay que fomentar sus habilidades en materia de seguridad y, para alcanzar los altos estándares descritos por el NIST, una estructura de cursos prácticos podría ser la forma más eficaz de abordarla, especialmente en el caso de grupos de desarrolladores grandes.

Kamer van Koophandel shares how it embedded secure coding into everyday development through role-based certifications, Trust Score benchmarking, and a culture of shared security ownership.

See how Paysafe's partnership with Secure Code Warrior led to a 45% boost in developer productivity and a major reduction in code vulnerabilities.

DigitalOcean's use of Secure Code Warrior training has significantly reduced security debt, allowing teams to focus more on innovation and productivity. The improved security has strengthened their product quality and competitive edge. Looking ahead, the SCW Trust Score will help them further enhance security practices and continue driving innovation.

The doomsayers are, so far, losing the argument. The panic around AI replacing humans has been countered with a new narrative: “Let AI redefine your job rather than replace it.” According to a recent survey from Stack Overflow, 44% of developers are either using or planning to use AI tools—even though just 3% “highly trust” the accuracy of the results. Twice as many (6%) say they highly mistrust AI due to security concerns and inaccuracy.

While it’s true that AI can help save some time for overworked programmers, the future will likely be one where humans and AI work together, with trained personnel in charge of applying critical thinking and precision skills to ensure all code is as secure as possible.

CISA’s Secure-By-Design guidelines, which call for shifting the responsibility for secure coding back to those making the devices, software and applications people increasingly rely on, and trust with sensitive data. The program defines what many frustrated technology users already know, that the industry needs a new model for cybersecurity in which vulnerabilities are fixed long before they reach the public.

See how 16 leading AI models actually code, scored across 11 real-world frameworks and 1,760 codebases — the framework matters as much as the model.

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