Software Security: Building Security In

Whether you apply the RMF with the help of an automated tool, such as the Workbench, or simply track risks in an Excel spreadsheet, there is no question that identifying, synthesizing, ranking, and keeping track of risks throughout the SDLC is a central software security practice. The touchpoints described in Part II of this book are best applied in concert with this kind of RMF. That way, risks are properly handled once they are highlighted by particular software security best practices.

There is no such thing as 100% security. Only by practicing risk management and factoring in critical business information about impacts will software security escape the realm of the geeks and have an impact on business.