13 Strategies To Engage Developers In Software Security Training

It's easy to understand that software security starts with writing secure code. Keep the flaws out from the beginning and you've bought yourself several pounds of prevention. Baking security in up front is logical and makes good technical and business sense; however, getting your developers on board with security training is not necessarily going to be an easy task. At first glance, it might seem that selling software security to developers would require the same approach as getting buy-in from executive management and the average user. It's not quite that simple.

Developers are smart and independent thinkers that need better reasons to develop with software security in mind other than the worn out "because it's the right thing to do" spiel. Whether you're a Chief Information Security Officer, development manager, or compliance director, the following are 13 ways you can get your developers on board with software security and ongoing security training for the long haul.

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