SSA bij Business Originals

Secure Software Alliance op Business Originals event op 11 april 2024. Samen met Hans Mulder en Bas van Gils zal SSA board member optreden in debat over AI en digitale zekerheid. Hierbij wordt ook het BIO (Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid, Secure Software Alliance, ECP Platform voor de InformatieSamenleving, Ministry of Economics and Climate) behandeld. U bent van harte uitgenodigd voor dit event, voor meer informatie: https://lnkd.in/eJKkaV7C !

Two popular Agile methodologies for software development teams

The most popular agile methodologies include such names as Scrum, and Kanban. In reality, there are many more methodologies that differ from one another, but all follow the same Agile mindset of continuous improvement. Scrum Probably the most well-known methodology of the agile family, Scrum is characterized by having small development cycles called sprints. Transparency, inspection, and adaptation are the three core principles of Scrum. Advantages: Constant focus on quality

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How Agile teams interact with other departments

All software development teams need to be able to work with other departments that have a stake in the business. This includes departments that manage finances, marketing, design, and more. These departments have a huge role to play before, during, and after product launch. Without a doubt, truly cross-functional teams perform better. They are more productive and efficient. But while an agile approach is a good fit for the software

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What Is Agile software development?

Let’s start with the basics. Agile software development is a software engineering approach that prioritizes collaboration between cross-functional teams and the final users, encouraging adaptability. What separates the agile methodology from other methods is its focus on how software developers work together. In the agile approach, collaboration is key to finding solutions. Team members are self-organized. There is some management involved, but the role of the manager is one of

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Why you need a Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC)

The Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) generally refers to a systematic, multi-step process that streamlines software development from inception to release.  It’s an easy-to-follow step by step procedural model that enables organizations to: Develop software in a timely manner Reinforcing the product’s timeline of initial planning Designing, and eventual deployment. Established in the late 1960s, the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) has grounded itself in nearly every modern software

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Benefits of an Agile approach for development teams

Urgency, complexity, team organization, and others define whether or not you should apply it. When you evaluate your project requirements, keep in mind the benefits that agile software development has to offer. Breaking the project down into smaller more manageable pieces allows the development team to focus on the quality of the product, testing, and collaboration. Ongoing testing allows the team to make adjustments and improve product quality as they go

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Why is software at greater risk?

Software is everywhere. It runs your car. It controls your cell phone. Many products and services within both the public and private sectors are highly dependent on software to handle the sensitive data on which people’s privacy, livelihoods, health, and very lives depend. National security, and by extension citizens’ personal safety, relies on complex, interconnected, software systems that in many cases use the uncontrolled Internet as their means for communicating

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What Is API Integration in the cloud?

While API integrations don’t get as much hype as a programming language or software framework might, they are just as important to the software development process. What is an API? An API is an application programming interface. APIs are a set of protocols that enable different software systems to connect and share data. For example, ask Siri or Google Assistant to play a song right now on your phone. There’s

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Two popular approaches to build secure software: Lean and Agile

Lean and Agile are extremely popular approaches to build software. However, they’re sometimes used interchangeably with little to no regard for the differing origins and features of the methodologies. While the two are similar, and many software developers will conflate the two even in the professional field, knowing the differences between the two methodologies can be beneficial when deciding how you want to organize the actual processes that drive software

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Importance of secure software in digital transformation

Whether or not you’ve heard of the term digital transformation, you can guarantee those around you have been talking about it since the 1990s when the dot com bubble was at full speed. Roughly 30 years later, worldwide spending on digital transformation initiatives amounts to over two trillion dollars as of 2019. Nowadays, the world is changing faster than you can imagine. With the rise of technologies like the internet

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