To effectively address cyber threats, software companies need to move beyond reactive measures by imple-menting software security |initiatives that embrace the |fundamentals of software integrity and proactively build security and quality into their software development lifecycle (SDLC). A total of 54 per cent of the respondents viewed customer-facing web and mobile applications as the areas presenting the highest security risk to businesses, followed closely by embedded and IoT systems at 20 percent. Desktop applications and internal-facing web applications were represented at 16 percent and 10 percent respectively. 82 per cent of those surveyed have received some form of cyber security training, which under-lines the importance of cyber security and the need to better understand the threat landscape. Synopsys Inc is the Silicon to Softwar partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 04, 2017 18:11 UTC