Code with Speed…and Security: Gamified Developer AppSec Training (2018) - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

Delivering quality code on time and on budget is one of the biggest challenges of organizations worldwide. With evolving cyber security threats, security became a top of mind concern for board rooms and an essential KPI for development/testing. Since fixing security related (or any) issues later on in the software lifecycle is highly inefficient, the best approach is to blend security early on in the development/testing processes. One of the key methods of having fewer vulnerabilities in the code is through not introducing vulnerabilities in the first place. This requires increasing the security knowledge and awareness of developers through secure code development training. Fortify on Demand offers application security as a service with integrated secure development, security testing and continuous monitoring making securing applications easy and scalable for organizations. As part of Fortify on Demand, we offer gamified developer training as a result of our partnership with Secure Code Warrior. Secure Code Warrior addresses the root cause of security vulnerabilities in applications by educating developers on how to apply secure coding techniques. Fortify on Demand (FoD) integrates with Secure Code Warrior, so developers can not only identify but also remediate vulnerabilities in application code in a gamified manner—this appeals to the gaming mentality of developers by providing a competitive element.