Secure coding can be developed by applying the industry best practice coding guidelines. Secure coding is the practice of writing software that is free from vulnerabilities or defects that could compromise the security, functionality, or performance of the software or the system. Secure coding aims to prevent or mitigate the exploitation of the software by attackers, who could use the software to gain unauthorized access, execute malicious commands, steal or manipulate data, or cause denial of service. Secure coding can be developed by applying the industry best practice coding guidelines, which are sets of rules or standards that define the best practices for writing secure, reliable, and maintainable code. The industry best practice coding guidelines provide the recommendations and examples for the secure coding techniques, such as input validation, output encoding, error handling, encryption, or logging. The industry best practice coding guidelines also provide the common coding errors or vulnerabilities to avoid, such as buffer overflow, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, or insecure cryptography. Some examples of the industry best practice coding guidelines are the OWASP Secure Coding Practices, the CERT Secure Coding Standards, or the ISO/IEC 27034 Application Security. References: CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Chapter 8: Software Development Security, Section: Secure Coding Practices, pp. 1021-1022.
