Coding Practices

Overview
You have been promoted as the manager of the e-commerce site for the company you made up in
Assignment 1. You are concerned about the recent SQL attack. Your team reacted to the situation by
notifying you immediately. You and your team were successful in containing and correcting the
issues that allowed the website and database to be compromised by an SQL injection attack.
Knowing that many of the issues can be created by human error, you have decided to evaluate the
processes your team uses when they code. As their leader, it is your responsibility to be current on
all the best secure coding practices. Your job is to create guidelines for best coding practices, which
you will present to your team.

Part I: Write a Memo
Write a 3–5 page report to the CEO and CSO documenting your guidelines based on your findings
when you evaluated your company’s processes.
1. Provide at least three reasons why it is less expensive to build secure software than to correct
security issues after a breach.
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2. Outline the objectives and purpose of your company’s “best secure coding practices” and explain
how it will influence your division.
3. Evaluate which method of the secure software development lifecycle will best serve your team,
and explain how you plan on implementing your thoughts into your existing processes.
4. Identify three resources that can be used as “reference material” and act as a beginner’s guide
for new employees. Outline the importance of each resource and how each resource can assist
new coders.
5. Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate and use at least four quality sources in this
assignment.
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refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.

Part II: PowerPoint Presentation
Create a PowerPoint presentation for your team in which you:
1. Outline all the major aspects of the best practice coding guideline, including objectives, purpose,
resources, and methodology. Note: Please include your fictional company’s name on each
slide of your presentation. Remember, you are planning on using this experience when you take
what you have learned out into the real world.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Establish best practices for the development and deployment of secure web applications.

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