Symosis Software Security training educates programmers and QA testers on OWASP Top 10

June 25, 2008 - PRLog -- Symosis announced today that their Software Security CBT modules educate software development and QA teams on OWASP Top 10 application security issues. The OWASP Top 10 issues include common application vulnerabilities found today that can be exploited by hackers.  Symosis released three modules earlier this month that educate companies on implementing better software security by teaching students about the security threats and countermeasures.  Information security vulnerabilities are typically introduced during the design and coding phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), but their discovery usually emerges after an application has been implemented.   The Symosis CBT Software Security modules are focused on educating those who are upstream from the traditional security roles and provide critical knowledge to students in a professionally produced on-line computer based training platform.  The modules include numerous test cases, video demonstrations, learning games, quizzes, and along with a final exam, is targeted at where the problem is usually first introduced.

“Recently one of our prospects asked if our training targets the security issues identified in the OWASP Top 10 list.  It was an easy question to answer as our training contains dozens of test cases that include not only OWASP Top 10 issues, but many others like those identified in the MSDN, WASC, and SANS lists” said Kartik Trivedi, Symosis VP of Technology.   “Our training has been created to address the overall need for better application security, and includes the most common or exploited application vulnerabilities, as well as those less common exploits that can severely impact businesses that utilize the web.”

Following along on the Symosis tag line of Simple, Smart, Secure, Symosis has recently provided a demo from one the three modules that is directly available from their website.   Each licensed module typically lasts three hours when viewed without interruptions.  

Stephan Barnes, VP of Sales said, “Since our company rebrand in February, we have focused intently on bringing our CBT modules public as they continue to be in play privately at our customers.  A simple catalyst like education is needed to break the long standing cycle of addressing software security issues post implementation.  Educating those where the problem lies is critical because changing a person’s behavior before they inadvertently introduce insecurities into a product or application is one of the holy grails of security programs today, and our customers utilizing the modules feel that we are helping them toward that goal.”

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About Symosis:
Symosis, is a privately held and funded IT Security Services and Products company established in November 2004, and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Contact:

Stephan Barnes
VP of Sales
Stephan@symosis.com
www.symosis.com