Secure and Safe Software
Safety and security means protecting against cyberattacks by malicious players who seek to steal sensitive information or disrupt operations, and safeguarding information and solutions against accidental loss and mishandling. This also includes physical safety protocols such as strong passwords multi-factor authentication and encryption.
The key to creating a secure and safe product is in the design phase. In an ideal world, a company would integrate security into the SDLC rather than treating it as an issue to be addressed at the last minute. This means that it should be a part of the planning phase and incorporated long before the first line of code is written.
Clearly identifying and setting security requirements, as well as training developers to build in accordance with these requirements, using the most advanced tools to detect weaknesses during testing, using secure methods of coding and communicating security standards to third parties, while ensuring compliance, creating processes to manage dependencies on open source and ensuring that all releases are protected against unauthorized access once released. It is vital to safeguard useful reference the product following release by using transparent vulnerability reporting, and secure forms of authentication that are phishing-resistant.
Finally, companies can make use of automated SAST instead of manually looking over their code to ensure compliance with MISRA. A tool like Klocwork can to reduce time and ensure an efficient, consistent method for reviewing MISRA-compliant. Find out more about this efficient solution for preventing MISRA violations in your software by registering for a free trial of Klocwork. This will protect your products, brands and customers from cyber weaknesses.