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A security community for developers


By David Rubinstein
April 20, 2009 — 
A collaboration site to help developers build security into the software they create is being launched today by RSA at its security conference.

The RSA Share Project is an online community created for developers that will make available free application security tools, as well as encourage collaboration and the promotion of application security. Tom Corn, vice president of products and strategy for RSA, explained that, at first, the project will host portions of RSA’s BSAFE encryption toolkit, and that RSA engineers will be available via the site to offer guidance on security issues.

Developers have been told for several years now that application security is becoming an issue they must face, yet resistance has remained strong, Corn acknowledged. “A significant portion of the market still is struggling with how best to do [application security]. But there are enough things happening in the market that the impact of these security issues becomes tangible.”

Corn claimed the cost of not securing software can be much higher than the costs of undertaking the effort. By making its software available to developers for free, and making its experts available on the site, RSA is trying to lower the cost of entry for companies that have decided security is high on the list of development criteria, he said.

The online project fills a gap between what RSA is selling and what’s available via open source, Corn said. “There’s a lack of reliable support around open source,” he said, while also making the point that this project lowers the point of entry for smaller organizations looking to get started with security.

Corn emphasized the need for embedding security technology right into a software project, as opposed to trying to bolt on a security solution after the fact. “The problem is, what we’re trying to secure moves and transforms. People need a more holistic view” of security, and he added that means “a lot of components working together.”


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