

The Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) is the industry-leading software security assurance process created by Microsoft and the SDL Pro Network is a group of security consultants, training companies, and tool providers that specialize in application security and have substantial experience and expertise with the methodology and technologies of the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) created by Microsoft and proven effective since 2004.
For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/sdl (or the SDL Pro Network page) www.microsoft.com/security/sdl/getstarted/pronetwork.aspx
Software Security Assurance is a growing industry trend that refers to technologies and techniques that enable you to maximize the flexibility, enhanced capabilities and easy availability of enterprise software without exposing your operations to attacks that can threaten your business. Our vision and implementation of Software Security Assurance results in applications that are inherently secure and impervious to attack, even if intruders get past network perimeter defenses. With our solutions, you can enhance software assurance by identifying and resolving your most critical application vulnerabilities in less time and for less cost. In addition, our solutions integrate seamlessly with the tools and processes you already have in place, enabling you to make Software Security Assurance a core business process.
Fortify 360 helps meet the demands of all phases of the SDL and Fortify on Demand enables automated accurate vulnerability assessment meeting the needs in the Implementation and Verification phases. Fortify's professional software security services and training also span all phases of the SDL helping organizations stay on track with multi-project Software Security Assurance programs.
Creation and implementation of repeatable processes in the SDL are an essential step in secure development best practices. Yet, without effective automation, delivery and tracking of the security activities defined in a SDL, organizations may still find the situation to be unmanageable. For individual projects, the Governance Module a key part of Fortify 360 provides a convenient web portal where risk-mitigation activities and artifacts can be logged and communicated. For every project in the organization, the Fortify 360 SSA Governance Module automatically assigns the correct activities based on the project's specific risk profile. The application security teams can then track project effort and receive alerts based upon completed or missed milestones. With these capabilities in place, the security team can begin to move towards a management-by-exception approach to SSA, freeing up valuable time to support other activities. Advanced reporting and viewing capabilities provide the means to quickly consolidate results across all projects, deliver executive-quality reports and identify areas of improvement.
For those organizations that are seeking a fast-start Security Development Lifecycle, SDL templates and artifacts based on the Microsoft SDL are provided. These templates provide an effective SDL that can be implemented out-of-the box. This can eliminate much of the research and expertise required to develop an SDL.
Fortify provides unique software security solutions and services that protect companies and government agencies from today's greatest security risk: the software that runs their businesses through a full solution that includes:
Fortify can establish a software security assurance program that will span your security, IT, and application development organizations to meet your specific SDL needs, call us at: (650) 358-5600 or e-mail us at contact@fortify.com to discuss the best way to leverage our industry leading solutions.