Security Vulnerability Assessment

Case Study: Problem 2 Cisco Systems management was very pleased with your first deliverable. They have now involved Beth, the Security Officer, and Bobby, the System Administrator in this exercise. Beth has asked for information on the development phase to better educate Cisco Systems developers. The developers are mainly off-site and support the government, but Cisco Systems also has home-grown tools. You have identified a knowledge gap within the organization and realize they need information on software vulnerabilities, poor programming practices, and the overall importance of security. Security Vulnerability Assessment For the development phase of the life cycle, identify software vulnerabilities, associated poor programming practices, and the overall impact that they have on security with your selected organization. Identify best practices for fixing vulnerabilities and insecure interactions as introduced by poor coding. Provide a conclusion to summarize the importance of correcting the current vulnerabilities and programming practices.