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Secure App Development Can Lead To Cost Savings, Study Says
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:44:43 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400302 By Tim Wilson DarkReading Sept 13, 2010 If you could find and fix security flaws before the application is deployed, instead of afterward, then your organization would save money. But how much could you really save? That's the question studied in a new report published today by ROI consultancy Mainstay Partners and Fortify Software. The report suggests that the cost savings of secure software development could be substantial. "The study found that companies are realizing substantial benefits from [secure software assurance] right out of the box, saving as much as $2.4M per year from a range of efficiency and productivity improvements, including faster, less-costly code scanning and vulnerability remediation, and streamlined compliance and penetration testing," the report says. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn
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