Tracking the Progress of an SDL Program: Lessons from the Gym
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Tracking the Progress of an SDL Program Lessons from the Gym Cassio Goldschmidt June 29 th , 2009
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This presentation is from the 29 June 2009 OWASP Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) chapter meeting. Cassio Goldschmidt of Symantec talked about defining consistent metrics for tracking security vulnerabilities throughout the security development lifecycle.
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Tracking the Progress of an SDL Program
Lessons from the GymCassio Goldschmidt
June 29th, 2009
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Introduction
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Who am I?
Cassio Goldschmidt– Sr. Manager, Product Security
– Chapter Leader, OWASP Los Angeles
• Education– MBA, USC
– MS Software Engineering, SCU
– BS Computer Science, PUCRS
– Certified Software Sec. Lifecycle Professional – CSSLP, (ISC)2
• When I’m not in the office…– Volleyball (Indoor, Beach)
– Coding
– Gym…
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Typical Project Lifecycle
DESIGN CODE TEST SUPPORT
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How your workout looks like
Exercise: Pile Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 20 lbs
May 13th Workout
Exercise: Barbell Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 150 lbs
Exercise: Rev. Curl
Repetitions: 20
Weight: 25 lbs
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How your METRICS should look like
Exercise: Pile Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 20 lbsMay 13
th Sec. Metrics
Exercise: Barbell Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 150 lbs
Exercise: Rev. Curl
Repetitions: 20
Weight: 25 lbs
Exercise type:CWE
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How your METRICS should look like
CWE: 79 - XSS
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 20 lbsMay 13
th Sec. Metrics
Exercise: Barbell Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 150 lbs
Exercise: Rev. Curl
Repetitions: 20
Weight: 25 lbs
Number of Reps:Number of Findings
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How your METRICS should look like
CWE: 79 - XSS
Findings: 10
Weight: 20 lbsMay 13
th Sec. Metrics
Exercise: Barbell Squat
Repetitions: 35
Weight: 150 lbs
Exercise: Rev. Curl
Repetitions: 20
Weight: 25 lbs
Exercise Intensity:CVSS
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How your METRICS should look like
CWE: 20 – Input Val
Findings: 1
CVSS: 8.6
May 13th Sec. Metrics
CWE: 79 - XSS
Findings: 3
CVSS:
CWE: 314
Findings: 1
CVSS: 2.3
DESIGN
Threat Model
TEST
Pen Test
Support
Vul. Mgmt
Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Weakness EnumerationWhat is it?
• A common language for describing software security weaknesses
• Maintained by the MITRE Corporation with support from the National Cyber Security Division (DHS).
• Hierarchical– Each individual CWE represents a single vulnerability type
– Deeper levels of the tree provide a finer granularity
– Higher levels provide a broad overview of a vulnerability
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Common Weakness EnumerationPortion of CWE structure
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Common Weakness EnumerationWhat data is available for each CWE?
• Weakness description• Applicable platforms and programming languages• Common Consequences• Likelihood of Exploit• Coding Examples• Potential Mitigations• Related Attacks• Time of Introduction• Taxonomy Mapping
Link to CWE Page on XSS
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Common Weakness Enumeration How useful is this information?
Pie Chart showing the frequency of CWEsfound in penetration tests
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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• Objective (and “perfect enough”) metric• A universal way to convey vulnerability severity
– Can be used for competitive analysis
• CVSS score ranges between 0.0 and 10.0– Can be expressed as high, medium, low as well
• Composed of 3 vectors– Base
• Represents general vulnerability severity: Intrinsic and immutable
– Temporal• Time-dependent qualities of a vulnerability
– Environmental• Qualities of a vulnerability specific to a particular IT environment
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)What is it?
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)BASE Vector
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authenti…
Network High None
Adjacent Network
Medium Single Instance
Local Low Mult. Instances
Undefined Undefined Undefined
Confident… Integrity Availability
None None None
Partial Partial Partial
Complete Complete Complete
Undefined Undefined Undefined
Exploitability Impact
• Sample Score: 7.5• Sample Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)• Every CVSS score should be accompanied by the
corresponding vector
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)The Calculator
Training and Metrics.
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Training and MetricsA special activity in the SDL
• Security training is what food is to a workout• Same workout metrics do not apply• Quality of your intake affects overall performance• Staff needs ongoing training
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Training and Metrics Security Learning Process
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Training and Metrics Security Learning ProcessUnderstand who is the audience
• Previous knowledge about secure coding and secure testing
• Programming languages in use• Supported platforms• Type of product
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Training and Metrics Security Learning Process
Train everyone involved in the SDL• Developers: Secure Coding, Threat Model• QA: Security Testing, Tools• Managers: Secure Development Lifecycle (also known as Symmunize)
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Training and Metrics Security Learning ProcessQuality Assurance - Capture the flag
• Use Beta software• Approximately 3 hours long• Top 3 finders receive prizes and are invited
to explain what techniques and tools they used to find the vulnerabilities to the rest of the group
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Training and Metrics Security Learning Process Pos Class Survey
• Anonymous• Metrics
• Class content • Instructor knowledge • Exercises
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Training and Metrics Security awareness is more than training
Knowledge Sharing Activities
Tech Exchanges
Cutting Edge
CTO Newsletter Articles
Conclusions and final thoughts
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Why This Approach Makes Sense?
DESIGN CODE TEST SUPPORT
• Compare Apples to Apples• Quantify results in a meaningful way to “C” executives
– Past results can be used to explain impact of new findings
– Can be simplified to a number from 1-10 or semaphore (green, yellow and red).
– Can be used for competitive analysis• Harder to game CVSS• CWE can be easily mapped to different taxonomies
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Thank You!
Cassio Goldschmidt
