In Search of Secure Design - ASW #325

We have a top ten list entry for Insecure Design, pledges to CISA's Secure by Design principles, and tons of CVEs that fall into familiar categories of flaws. But what does it mean to have a secure design and how do we get there? There are plenty of secure practices that orgs should implement are supply chains, authentication, and the SDLC. Those practices address important areas of risk, but only indirectly influence a secure design. We look at tactics from coding styles to design councils as we search for guidance that makes software more secure.

Segment resources

• https://owasp.org/Top10/A042021-InsecureDesign/
• https://www.cisa.gov/securebydesign/pledge
• https://www.cisa.gov/securebydesign
• https://kccnceu2025.sched.com/event/1xBJR/keynote-rust-in-the-linux-kernel-a-new-era-for-cloud-native-performance-and-security-greg-kroah-hartman-linux-kernel-maintainer-fellow-the-linux-foundation
• https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-linux-is-built-with-greg-kroah
• https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/04/07/writing-c-for-curl/

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-325