Security Vulnerabilities

  1. Secure Development and Prevention
    1. Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
      1. Requirements Phase Security
        1. Security Requirements Gathering
          1. Threat Modeling
            1. Risk Assessment
              1. Compliance Requirements
              2. Design Phase Security
                1. Secure Architecture Design
                  1. Security Control Selection
                    1. Trust Boundary Definition
                      1. Data Flow Analysis
                      2. Implementation Phase Security
                        1. Secure Coding Standards
                          1. Code Review Processes
                            1. Static Analysis Integration
                              1. Unit Testing Security
                              2. Testing Phase Security
                                1. Security Testing Integration
                                  1. Dynamic Analysis
                                    1. Penetration Testing
                                      1. Vulnerability Assessment
                                      2. Deployment Phase Security
                                        1. Secure Configuration
                                          1. Environment Hardening
                                            1. Security Validation
                                              1. Go-Live Security Checks
                                              2. Maintenance Phase Security
                                                1. Ongoing Monitoring
                                                  1. Patch Management
                                                    1. Incident Response
                                                      1. Security Updates
                                                    2. Secure Coding Practices
                                                      1. Input Validation and Sanitization
                                                        1. Data Type Validation
                                                          1. Range Checking
                                                            1. Format Validation
                                                              1. Encoding and Escaping
                                                              2. Output Encoding and Escaping
                                                                1. HTML Encoding
                                                                  1. URL Encoding
                                                                    1. JavaScript Encoding
                                                                      1. SQL Encoding
                                                                      2. Authentication and Authorization
                                                                        1. Strong Authentication Mechanisms
                                                                          1. Session Management
                                                                            1. Access Control Implementation
                                                                              1. Privilege Management
                                                                              2. Cryptographic Implementation
                                                                                1. Algorithm Selection
                                                                                  1. Key Management
                                                                                    1. Random Number Generation
                                                                                      1. Secure Storage
                                                                                      2. Error Handling and Logging
                                                                                        1. Secure Error Messages
                                                                                          1. Comprehensive Logging
                                                                                            1. Log Protection
                                                                                              1. Incident Detection
                                                                                            2. Security Architecture Principles
                                                                                              1. Defense in Depth
                                                                                                1. Principle of Least Privilege
                                                                                                  1. Fail-Safe Defaults
                                                                                                    1. Economy of Mechanism
                                                                                                      1. Complete Mediation
                                                                                                        1. Open Design
                                                                                                          1. Separation of Privilege
                                                                                                            1. Least Common Mechanism
                                                                                                              1. Psychological Acceptability

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                                                                                                            12. Emerging and Advanced Vulnerability Landscapes