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Application security encompasses measures taken to improve the security of an application often by finding, fixing and preventing security vulnerabilities.
Different techniques are used to surface such security vulnerabilities at different stages of an applications lifecycle such as design, development, deployment, upgrade, maintenance.
An always evolving but largely consistent set of common security flaws are seen across different applications, see common flaws.
Different techniques will find different subsets of the security vulnerabilities lurking in an application and are most effective at different times in the software lifecycle. They each represent different tradeoffs of time, effort, cost and vulnerabilities found.
Utilizing these techniques appropriately throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) to maximize security is the role of an application security team.
According to the patterns & practices Improving Web Application Security book, the following are classes of common application security threats / attacks:
The OWASP community publishes a list of the top 10 vulnerabilities for web applications and outlines best security practices for organizations and while aiming to create open standards for the industry.[1][promotional source?] As of 2017, the organization lists the top application security threats as:[2]
Main article: Mobile security
The proportion of mobile devices providing open platform functionality is expected to continue to increase in future. The openness of these platforms offers significant opportunities to all parts of the mobile eco-system by delivering the ability for flexible program and service delivery= options that may be installed, removed or refreshed multiple times in line with the user’s needs and requirements. However, with openness comes responsibility and unrestricted access to mobile resources and APIs by applications of unknown or untrusted origin could result in damage to the user, the device, the network or all of these, if not managed by suitable security architectures and network precautions. Application security is provided in some form on most open OS mobile devices (Symbian OS,[3] Microsoft,[citation needed] BREW, etc.). In 2017, Google expanded their Vulnerability Reward Program to cover vulnerabilities found in applications developed by third parties and made available through the Google Play Store.[4] Industry groups have also created recommendations including the GSM Association and Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP).[5]
There are several strategies to enhance mobile application security including:
Security testing techniques scour for vulnerabilities or security holes in applications. These vulnerabilities leave applications open to exploitation. Ideally, security testing is implemented throughout the entire software development life cycle (SDLC) so that vulnerabilities may be addressed in a timely and thorough manner. Unfortunately, testing is often conducted as an afterthought at the end of the development cycle. With the growth of Continuous delivery and DevOps as popular software development and deployment models,[6][promotional source?] continuous security models are becoming more popular.[7][promotional source?][8][promotional source?]
Vulnerability scanners, and more specifically web application scanners, otherwise known as penetration testing tools (i.e. ethical hacking tools) have been historically used by security organizations within corporations and security consultants to automate the security testing of http request/responses; however, this is not a substitute for the need for actual source code review. Physical code reviews of an application’s source code can be accomplished manually or in an automated fashion. Given the common size of individual programs (often 500,000 lines of code or more), the human brain cannot execute a comprehensive data flow analysis needed in order to completely check all circuitous paths of an application program to find vulnerability points. The human brain is suited more for filtering, interrupting and reporting the outputs of automated source code analysis tools available commercially versus trying to trace every possible path through a compiled code base to find the root cause level vulnerabilities.
There are many kinds of automated tools for identifying vulnerabilities in applications. Some require a great deal of security expertise to use and others are designed for fully automated use. The results are dependent on the types of information (source, binary, HTTP traffic, configuration, libraries, connections) provided to the tool, the quality of the analysis, and the scope of vulnerabilities covered. Common technologies used for identifying application vulnerabilities include:
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) is a technology that is frequently used as a Source Code Analysis tool. The method analyzes source code for security vulnerabilities prior to the launch of an application and is used to strengthen code. This method produces fewer false positives but for most implementations requires access to an application’s source code[9] and requires expert configuration and lots of processing power.[10][promotional source?]
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is a technology, which is able to find visible vulnerabilities by feeding a URL into an automated scanner. This method is highly scalable, easily integrated and quick. DAST’s drawbacks lie in the need for expert configuration and the high possibility of false positives and negatives.[9]
Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) is a solution that assesses applications from within using software instrumentation. This technique allows IAST to combine the strengths of both SAST and DAST methods as well as providing access to code, HTTP traffic, library information, backend connections and configuration information.[11] Some IAST products require the application to be attacked, while others can be used during normal quality assurance testing.[12][promotional source?][13][promotional source?]
The advances in professional Malware targeted at the Internet customers of online organizations have seen a change in Web application design requirements since 2007. It is generally assumed that a sizable percentage of Internet users will be compromised through malware and that any data coming from their infected host may be tainted. Therefore, application security has begun to manifest more advanced anti-fraud and heuristic detection systems in the back-office, rather than within the client-side or Web server code.[14][promotional source?] As of 2016, runtime application self-protection (RASP) technologies have been developed.[9][15] RASP is a technology deployed within or alongside the application runtime environment that instruments an application and enables detection and prevention of attacks.[16][17]
The CERT Coordination Center describes Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) as a “process for reducing adversary advantage while an information security vulnerability is being mitigated.” [18] CVD is an iterative, multi-phase process that involves multiple stakeholders (users, vendors, security researchers) who may have different priorities and who must work together to resolve the vulnerability. Because CVD processes involve multiple stakeholders, managing communication about the vulnerability and its resolution is critical to success.
From an operational perspective, many tools and processes can aid in CVD. These include email and web forms, bug tracking systems and Coordinated vulnerability platforms.[19]
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