DevelopSec: Developing Security Awareness

In this episode we talk about choosing the right security tools for your environment. There are lots of vendors offering solutions to help identify security issues within our applications. The trick is to learn to identify which ones make the most sense for your environment.

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In this episode, James talks about what it means to shift left in the SDLC. 

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In this episode we talk about efail and the HYPE around security news. 

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In this episode, James shares his thoughts on an interesting scam potential was brought up regarding Gmail and Netflix. A lot of the discussion is on a unique Gmail feature most haven't heard of. James breaks this down in this episode.

The original story was shared at 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/10/gmail_netflix_phishing_vector/

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In this episode we talk about treating security flaws as defects and embedded vs. built-in security. Do you treat security flaws differently? What barriers does that create?

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In this episode we talk about the MyFitnessPal breach and some of the key points that we as developers, security, and users can take away from it.

Tweet with Graph of Largest Breaches mentioned: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/979556839015661568

Link to article about the breach: https://www.cnet.com/news/millions-of-myfitnesspal-accounts-hacked-under-armour-says/

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In this episode we talk about penetration testing and what you need to know to get the most out of the activity. Tune in to hear some of our thoughts on the topic.

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In this episode we talk about secure code review with a mention of static analysis. Do you know the difference? What is the issue of doing one over the other, or just outright replacing actual code review with static analysis? Tune in to hear some of our thoughts on the topic.

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In this episode James talks about 2-factor authentication, why we use it, and maybe why we don't. Is your 2-factor implementation getting in your way?

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The new OWASP Top 10 2017 is out. We look at some of the changes and how you can effectively use the list to better your security program.

We are also launching a new DevelopSec Live broadcast. To check out the first episode, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfDuxwFScOE

(The first 2 minutes are just a place holder as I was starting, feel free to skip those.  That will go away in future episodes).

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James sits down with Perry Krug, from Couchbase to discuss some important steps to take to secure your database.

Perry Krug - https://twitter.com/perrykrug

Couchbase - https://twitter.com/couchbase

Couchbase - https://www.couchbase.com/

CouchbaseSecurity Documents - https://developer.couchbase.com/documentation/server/current/security/security-intro.html

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Welcome to 2018! Another year down and time for many of us to start making promises to ourselves of things we will start doing in this new year. In this episode James talks about some lessons we should take from 2017 and ways to use them in 2018. 

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In this episode, James talks with Tim Medin regarding Meteor and security. If you develop with Meteor or have to test it, there is a lot of information packed in.

More about Tim Medin (@timmedin):

Red Seige website - https://www.redsiege.com/ 

Link to Meteor Minor and other tools Tim mentioned:

https://github.com/nidem

Tim Medin's Bsides Orlando 2017 Presentation - Tim Medin -  Mining Meteor B-Sides Orlando 2017

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You have heard about the Apple Sign-in Bug on High Sierra. Now lets talk about how we can use this example to better our current development processes to protect ourselves.

Link to mentioned article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/30/apple-macos-high-sierra-fix-breaks-file-sharing-password-security-flaw-emergency-patch

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In this episode, James talks the use of 3rd party components and how to handle determining if they are vulnerable or not.

Links:
OWASP Dependancy Check - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Dependency_Check
GitHub Blog - https://github.com/blog/2470-introducing-security-alerts-on-github
RetireJS - https://retirejs.github.io/retire.js/

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In this episode, James talks about open redirect and why it matters from a security perspective. He also shows how this information can be used in your personal technology use, not just in development.

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You know your development language and platform, but do you really know the ins and outs of web application technology? How well do you know HTTP, HTML, etc? James talks about a few scenarios where really understanding how the technologies works helps better understand vulnerability risks.

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In this episode, James talks about authorization and some common areas where it poses a risk. He also goes over some techniques to help test authorization.

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The Equifax breach was a major news story. James talks about some of the security controls mentioned and how to start a conversation within your organization about them. 

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We talk about cross-site scripting (XSS) all the time, but often overlook the ability to use javascript: in anchor tags.  James talks about this unique ability and how to protect your applications from it. 

The related blog post for this can be found at https://www.developsec.com/2017/09/06/javascript-in-an-href-or-src-attribute/

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