Despite its critical role in shielding a company - and in turn, its customers - from the myriad of cyber threats arrayed against it, cybersecurity budgets can still be viewed as cost centers by the C-Suite, not to mention other key stakeholders. On the other side, some CISOs struggle to dispel this sentiment with fellow executives or members of the board of directors.

Even with the current economic headwinds, there is a better approach that can help preserve - even enhance - cybersecurity budgets that are under the microscope. World-class CISOs are rising to the occasion, justifying the value of holistic security programs, and successfully positioning their strategy and teams as valuable assets worth considerable ongoing investment. 

In this all-new strategy guide, you will learn:

• The current challenges CISOs face in defending their organizations from a growing range of cyber threats
• Four methods to change the conversation in the boardroom and win greater support
• How to tie business objectives to cybersecurity goals for better security outcomes. 

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Modern cybersecurity challenges can often seem insurmountable, leaving CISOs and their teams struggling to keep up with emerging threats. But with a practical and people-focused approach, defenders can still maintain the upper hand. Our latest whitepaper covers these key challenges and provides practical strategies to improve your organization's security posture.

From attracting and retaining cybersecurity talent to navigating issues with legacy systems, our whitepaper delves into the most pressing concerns facing today's CISOs. We explore the power of right-fit tools and training to upskill developers and create a security-first culture within your organization.

Secure development learning platforms (SDLPs) help developers improve software security skills as they work, no matter what their individual security knowledge is. They offer integrated guidance and access to learning materials based on the security needs of developer teams, the software concerned, and its known vulnerabilities and flaws. Leading SDLPs support multiple languages, programming frameworks, and architectures, cover a broad and up-to-date catalog of vulnerabilities, and provide benefits-based, actionable reporting to CISOs and CIOs.

This short paper is aimed at decision-makers and technology buyers looking to evaluate security development learning platforms.

DevOps and security professionals have to adapt to the evolving cybersecurity landscape, and the industry’s approach to upskilling developers needs to evolve with it. 

We now know that developers are shipping code faster than ever before. This introduces new risks, as security is often deprioritized to meet tight deadlines and market demand. 

Modern organizations employ developer-driven security using agile learning principles. This fast and flexible approach enables developers to quickly internalize secure coding techniques that they can apply right away.

Secure Code Warrior teaches developers how to identify, avoid, and fix vulnerabilities as they code. Our agile learning platform for secure coding gives developers the freedom to learn in their preferred way, with the most complete and reliable vulnerability content in the industry today.

By integrating agile secure code learning with modern software delivery, developers can effectively learn, apply, and retain software security principles throughout the entire software development lifecycle. 

In this ebook, you will learn how to:

• Align agile learning principles to the DevSecOps delivery method and shift security to the start of the software development lifecycle. 
• Understand the stages of security maturity to establish a baseline for your agile secure code learning approach.
• Leverage the recommendations and key actions from security experts at SCW and from SCW customers.
  

Courses are the bedrock of the Secure Code Warrior learning platform, as it provides framework-specific learning pathways that empowers you to build coding awareness and competency within your overall cybersecurity program.
Now with new Walkthroughs and Missions activities, developers can experience the impact of poor coding practices, gain context, and practice their offensive skills with hands-on coding simulations of real-world apps.
Increase educational outcomes and developer engagement by progressively building secure coding skills, a proven scaffolded approach to adult learning. Plus, these latest enhancements combat player fatigue with a wide range of offensive and interactive coding missions that will test developers’ secure coding knowledge and skills.

Key topics include: 

• Live demo of Walkthroughs and Missions in Courses
• New templates covering OWASP Top 10 2021, NIST/US Government Executive Order, Certification Level 4/5
• Scaffolded learning and how it progressively builds secure coding skills for your teams