Implementing adequate software supply chain security is a challenging feat in 2023. Attackers are becoming more sophisticated, and the growing complexity of modern applications makes them difficult to defend. We’re talking microservices, multi-cloud environments, and complex workflows — all moving at the speed of business. To address these challenges, the Snyk team organized two roundtable discussions, one held in North America and the other in EMEA.

Code signing certificates are essential for businesses to ensure the security of their software programs and applications. Code signing certificates provide assurance to your customers that the software they are downloading is authentic, untampered, and trustworthy. By using code signing certificates to sign their code digitally, businesses can ensure the integrity of their software and protect their reputations.

Software is an integral part of everyone’s life and it gets used for both personal and professional tasks. But, if any complexity occurs in it, overall business operations can get impacted. And as a developer/programmer or a part of the development team, you must make sure that application will function seamlessly. And to assure it, you must prefer following the software development best practices.

Undeniably, many companies fail to subscribe to an effective process for developing software that does not introduce added risk to the enterprise. Proprietary applications are coded without regard for security implications and are rushed to production in the name of increased quarterly revenue opportunities. Poorly engineered code can result in software security issues such as buffer overflows, improperly handled exceptions, memory leaks and input validation issues.

The software works as a spine for many organizations in every sector. It helps to boost their sales, meet objectives, increase revenue, and wider the user base. But, when it comes to securing it, most people configure authentication, access control, or similar traditional mechanisms. However, there’s a main concept that most developers don’t focus on. And that is Secure Software Development Framework.

Developing software requires immense focus on functionality and especially on its security. According to Intrusion Inc. cost of cybercrimes is increasing at a rapid speed and will cost around USD 10 Trillion. In addition, HackerOne has also issued a report, defining an increase of 65,000 vulnerabilities in different applications and development platforms. In addition, 50% of hackers don’t even report the vulnerability and take advantage for an extended period or until you patch it.