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Author: Jeff Williams SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT ANNEX WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED GUIDANCE ONLY. OWASP STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONSULT A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY TO HELP YOU NEGOTIATE A SOFTWARE CONTRACT. INTRODUCTION This contract Annex is intended to help software developers and their clients negotiate and capture important contractual terms and conditions related to the security of the software to be developed or delivered. The reason for this project is that most contracts are silent on these issues, and the parties frequently have dramatically different views on what has actually been agreed to. We believe that clearly articulating these terms is the best way to ensure that both parties can make informed decisions about how to proceed. "The security of commercial software will improve when the market demands better security. At a minimum, every software request for proposal should ask vendors to detail how they test their products for security vulnerabilities. This step will start convincing vendors of off-the-shelf software and outsourced developers that enterprises value security." -- As John Pescatore, research director with Gartner We urge Clients and Developers to use this document as a framework for discussing expectations and negotiating responsibilities. This Annex is intended to be appended to a software development contract. These terms are negotiable, meaning they can and should be discussed by the Client and Developer. ABOUT THE P...

The Information Security Team at Accenture builds custom code in a secure-by-design way, to be monitored and kept secure for an entire lifecycle. • Accenture's Information Security team protects its data, operations, enterprises, as well as client, business partner, and employee information. • It requires a laser-focused approach to protect the information of Accenture, its clients, and its employees. • Accenture's Information Security team keeps all client data and information for which the company is responsible-secure through a rigorous and industrialized approach, including technical architecture, governance, operational infrastructure, and behavioral change programs. • Security is at the top of the team's priorities and all of its processes and programs support this. #SPJ2 New questions in CBSE BOARD XII Explain Memory and its type?​​ How does magnesium reacts with water????​?​ பகுபத உறுப்புகளுள் இடம் பெறும் பகுதியை விவரித்து எழுதுக. ​ A and B are partners in business.their capital's at the end of year were rs.48000 & rs.36000 respectively. during the ended March 31st 2015 A's dr… awing and B's drawing the year were rs 8000 & 12000 respectively.profits before charging interest on capital during the year were rs. 32000 calculate interest on partners capital @10% pa.​ 12. A and B are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3: 1. Liabilities Assets A's Capital B's Capital Rs 90,000 30,000 Rs Drawings: A 1… 2000 B 6000 18,000 1,02,000 Sundry Assets Tot...

Customers demand secure productsout of the box, so security should be a top priority that should be top of mind for everyone. But without a standard approach to security, it is almost impossible to deliver on the customers' expectations. That'swhere the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)comes in. SDL is a process.If youlook at the manySDLs that exist across industries, you'll find that mostinclude the same basic security phases and activities. They may have different names for the pieces, but everyone follows roughly the same process. Here's an essential guide to placing security front and center. Defining the Secure Development Lifecycle In its simplest form, the SDLis a process that standardizes The SDLwas unleashed from within the walls of Microsoft, as a response to the famous This resulted in the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing endeavor, out of which the idea of SDL was born. Microsoft made the SDL The problems the SDL solves The lack of a standard approach to securing products causes problems. For one thing, vulnerabilities run rampant in shippedproducts. The triage and response needed to deal with this aremajor resource sinks. As a result, developers spend too much time fixing code they wrote in the pastand not enough focusing on the future. The second problem is that developers tend to repeat the same security mistakes, each time expecting a different response (which is the definition of insanity). The third issue is that problems are found at release or after depl...

Important The Teams service model is subject to change in order to improve customer experiences. For example, the default access or refresh token expiration times may be subject to modification in order to improve performance and authentication resiliency for those using Teams. Any such changes would be made with the goal of keeping Teams secure and Trustworthy by Design. Microsoft Teams, as part of the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 services, follows all the security best practices and procedures such as service-level security through defense-in-depth, customer controls within the service, security hardening, and operational best practices. For full details, see the Trustworthy by design Teams is designed and developed in compliance with the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), which is described at Trustworthy by default Network communications in Teams are encrypted by default. By requiring all servers to use certificates and by using OAUTH, Transport Layer Security (TLS), and Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP), all Teams data is protected on the network. How Teams handles common security threats This section identifies the more common threats to the security of the Teams Service and how Microsoft mitigates each threat. Compromised-key attack Teams uses the PKI features in the Windows Server operating system to protect the key data used for encryption for the TLS connections. The keys used for media encryptions are exchanged over TL...

To meet Accenture’s growing business needs, the company is shifting to a new way of delivering information technology. This internal transformation focuses on optimizing the collaboration between development and operations, while embedding security into the entire process. Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps) converges application development, security, infrastructure as code, and operations into a continuous, end-to-end, highly automated delivery cycle. Embedding security into the product development life cycle helps protect the business while maintaining speed and assisting to eliminate friction. Our global IT organization is in the process of merging application development, security, infrastructure as code, and operations into a continuous, end-to-end, highly automated delivery cycle. This move may enable more agility, higher quality, continued security and more time spent on innovation through a culture, people, process and technology model. The move to DevSecOps is a transformation journey being undertaken in phases. The aim is to replace administrative efforts in delivery and operations, allowing teams to be more agile and engage in more interesting design and solution work within Accenture. For Accenture’s global IT teams, this is the next phase of building on prior phases of maturing development, operations and automation capabilities. The early stages of shifting to DevSecOps involve defining the vision and laying the road map of moving development, s...

What is a cloud first strategy Accenture? Uncover value faster across every part of your business with Accenture Cloud First. We embrace the power of change to create 360° value by putting cloud at the core of your business. Our approach puts your business needs first, creating industry-specific solutions to get you moved to—and benefiting from—the cloud now. How does a cloud first strategy differ from other approaches to cloud Accenture? How does a cloud-first strategy differ from other approaches to cloud? it enables an organization to completely move to the cloud without infrastructure or support requiremenThis. it keeps all the services performed by legacy systems while moving to the cloud in a staggered approach. What is a cloud first strategy hybrid? Hybrid cloud strategy is a how organizations determine which applications and data should reside on which parts of a hybrid cloud infrastructure. Simply, hybrid cloud strategy defines what goes on public cloud infrastructure, and what goes on private cloud infrastructure. How does a cloud first strategy help clients migration to the cloud Accenture? A Cloud-first strategy approaches a client's migration to the cloud by bringing multiple services together to serve the client's business needs. Explanation: A business guided by cloud-first approach should always consider cloud computing solutions before anything else when addressing existing or new processes. How does a cloud first strategy approach a client's migration to ...

What is a Secure SDLC? The software development life cycle (SDLC) framework maps the entire development process. It includes all stages—planning, design, build, release, maintenance, and updates, as well as the replacement and retirement of the application when the need arises. The secure SDLC (SSDLC) builds on this process by incorporating security in all stages of the lifecycle. Teams often implement an SSDLC when transitioning to In this article: • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Importance of a Secure SDLC It is a common belief that security requirements and testing inhibit the development process. However, a secure SDLC provides an effective method for breaking down security into stages during the development process. It unites stakeholders from development and security teams with a shared investment in the project, which helps to ensure that the software application is protected without being delayed. Developers may start by learning about the best secure coding frameworks and practices. They should also look into using automated tools to identify security risks within the code they write and to detect security vulnerabilities in the open source libraries they bring into their projects. In addition, the management team may use a secure SDLC as a vehicle to implement a strategic methodology to create a secure product. For example, managers can perform a gap analysis to gain insight into which security activities or policies currently exist, which are absent, and to see ho...

To meet Accenture’s growing business needs, the company is shifting to a new way of delivering information technology. This internal transformation focuses on optimizing the collaboration between development and operations, while embedding security into the entire process. Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps) converges application development, security, infrastructure as code, and operations into a continuous, end-to-end, highly automated delivery cycle. Embedding security into the product development life cycle helps protect the business while maintaining speed and assisting to eliminate friction. Our global IT organization is in the process of merging application development, security, infrastructure as code, and operations into a continuous, end-to-end, highly automated delivery cycle. This move may enable more agility, higher quality, continued security and more time spent on innovation through a culture, people, process and technology model. The move to DevSecOps is a transformation journey being undertaken in phases. The aim is to replace administrative efforts in delivery and operations, allowing teams to be more agile and engage in more interesting design and solution work within Accenture. For Accenture’s global IT teams, this is the next phase of building on prior phases of maturing development, operations and automation capabilities. The early stages of shifting to DevSecOps involve defining the vision and laying the road map of moving development, s...

Author: Jeff Williams SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT ANNEX WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED GUIDANCE ONLY. OWASP STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONSULT A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY TO HELP YOU NEGOTIATE A SOFTWARE CONTRACT. INTRODUCTION This contract Annex is intended to help software developers and their clients negotiate and capture important contractual terms and conditions related to the security of the software to be developed or delivered. The reason for this project is that most contracts are silent on these issues, and the parties frequently have dramatically different views on what has actually been agreed to. We believe that clearly articulating these terms is the best way to ensure that both parties can make informed decisions about how to proceed. "The security of commercial software will improve when the market demands better security. At a minimum, every software request for proposal should ask vendors to detail how they test their products for security vulnerabilities. This step will start convincing vendors of off-the-shelf software and outsourced developers that enterprises value security." -- As John Pescatore, research director with Gartner We urge Clients and Developers to use this document as a framework for discussing expectations and negotiating responsibilities. This Annex is intended to be appended to a software development contract. These terms are negotiable, meaning they can and should be discussed by the Client and Developer. ABOUT THE P...

Customers demand secure productsout of the box, so security should be a top priority that should be top of mind for everyone. But without a standard approach to security, it is almost impossible to deliver on the customers' expectations. That'swhere the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL)comes in. SDL is a process.If youlook at the manySDLs that exist across industries, you'll find that mostinclude the same basic security phases and activities. They may have different names for the pieces, but everyone follows roughly the same process. Here's an essential guide to placing security front and center. Defining the Secure Development Lifecycle In its simplest form, the SDLis a process that standardizes The SDLwas unleashed from within the walls of Microsoft, as a response to the famous This resulted in the Microsoft Trustworthy Computing endeavor, out of which the idea of SDL was born. Microsoft made the SDL The problems the SDL solves The lack of a standard approach to securing products causes problems. For one thing, vulnerabilities run rampant in shippedproducts. The triage and response needed to deal with this aremajor resource sinks. As a result, developers spend too much time fixing code they wrote in the pastand not enough focusing on the future. The second problem is that developers tend to repeat the same security mistakes, each time expecting a different response (which is the definition of insanity). The third issue is that problems are found at release or after depl...