Introduction
This case study of the Australian Bureau of Statistics is based on a July 2021 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of the Australian Bureau of Statistics is based on a July 2021 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
We reached out to the Australian Bureau Of Statistics (ABS), a current user of the Secure Code Warrior® platform, to ask them a few questions about the types of training solutions that they used prior to selecting Secure Code Warrior®. According to the ABS, in the past, their developers took part in a number of training activities, including:
When asked how they would asses their previous training solutions and why they ultimately decided to go with Secure Code Warrior®, ABS stated that the main reason were that these solutions:
ABS believed that their cyber security program required a number of “important” elements in order to be successful, this included:
When asked how the Secure Code Warrior® learning platform compared to the training solutions they were using before, ABS felt that the Secure Code Warrior® learning platform was a “Better” solution, and believed that the Secure Code Warrior® platform:
ABS also agreed that the platform:
As a result of using the Secure Code Warrior® platform, ABS confirmed that the platform had had a “noticeable impact” on the reduction of vulnerability density in the lines of code in their software.
They “strongly agreed” that after using the Secure Code Warrior® platform, they were able to observe an improvement in collaboration between developers and application security teams, and agreed that the platform:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a medium enterprise healthcare company is based on a July 2021 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
We reached out to an application security (AppSec) manager of a medium-sized enterprise healthcare company and asked them about the types of secure code developer training solutions that their company had used prior to selecting Secure Code Warrior®. According to the AppSec manager, their company used a combination of the following:
According to the AppSec manager, the PREVIOUS solutions presented some key challenges for his company as the previous solution:
It was “extremely important” to the AppSec manager that the cyber security program that he managed for the healthcare company he worked for had the following elements in order to be successful:
When asked to compare the Secure Code Warrior platform to the solution they were using before, the AppSec manager said that the Secure Code Warrior® learning platform was a “better” alternative, and “strongly agreed” that the platform:
They also “agreed” that the platform:
As a result of using the Secure Code Warrior® platform, the AppSec manager of the surveyed company felt that:
The profiled company also agreed that there were other areas that the Secure Code Warrior® platform had an impact on and reported:
Perhaps the most impressive result that they were able to observe after using Secure Code Warrior® (to their best estimate) was that they were able to observe a reduction to the amount of time it took to fix or remediate vulnerable code by 26-50%.
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a medium enterprise computer software company is based on a July 2021 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
We reached out to the Executive/VP of a medium enterprise cloud computing company to ask them about the developer training solution their company was using prior to selecting Secure Code Warrior, according to the Executive, their company’s developers mostly took part in unstructured independent study outside of their work. The Executive felt that this form of independent learning presented a number of challenges for their company as:
According to the Executive, as a cloud computing company it was ‘extremely important’ for his company to have cyber security program that provided continuous developer training for its developers as well as commission regular PenTesting;
The Executive also highlighted that it was ’important’ for their company to be able to:
When ask how they would assess the Secure Code Warrior® learning platform in comparison to their previous developer upskilling activities, the Executive agreed that the Secure Code Warrior® was a ‘massive improvement’ and ‘strongly agreed’ that the platform:
The Executive also attested that the platform also helped them:
As a result of using the Secure Code Warrior® platform, the Executive felt that a key outcome was how much ‘noticeable impact’ that the learning platforms’ ‘framework-specific’ content in helping their developers apply the training they received in making their code base more secure.
The Executive agreed that the Secure Code Warrior® platform had also made a noticeable impact in helping to reduce the vulnerability density in lines of code in the software they produce.
In addition they agreed that as a result of using the Secure Code Warrior® platform:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of Oracle NetSuite is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
“The Secure Code Warrior platform provided a complete all-in-one enterprise solution for addressing our training and secure coding needs.”
“…Part of a larger initiative to increase security awareness among technical staff.”
The business challenges that led Oracle NetSuite to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
The Oracle NetSuite achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior® Learning Platform:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a medium enterprise healthcare company is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
“The Secure Code Warrior platform provided a complete all-in-one enterprise solution for addressing our training and secure coding needs.”
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
*Prior to using Secure Code Warrior, the organization was using generic computer-based training solutions e.g Udemy, Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning to train its employees on secure coding. Feedback from developers revealed that this form of training was not interactive, not contextual, or unengaging. It also lacked relevance to everyday tasks their developers had to do. Team managers found it difficult to identify and target gaps in developer skills and knowledge. The organization also found it a challenge to engage the rest of the company and improve organization-wide awareness regarding secure coding and application security.
The surveyed company achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a medium enterprise energy & utilities company is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
“The Secure Code Warrior platform provided a complete all-in-one enterprise solution for addressing our training and secure coding needs.”
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
The surveyed company achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a Global 500 retail company is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
The surveyed company achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®:
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a federal government is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled organization asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
“The Secure Code Warrior platform provided a complete all-in-one enterprise solution for addressing our training and secure coding needs.”
The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
The surveyed organization achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®:
Since implementing Secure Code Warrior, said they have accomplished the following:
Said their team is releasing code at about the same speed, but with fewer vulnerabilities and rework due to better quality code, with fewer recurring vulnerabilities.
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a Fortune 500 financial services company is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior®:
The surveyed company achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®:
As a result of using Secure Code Warrior, reduced/eliminated between 11% – 20% of common code vulnerabilities that were present in their code.
Secure Code Warrior® Case Study
This case study of a Fortune 500 automotive & transport company is based on a November 2020 survey of Secure Code Warrior® customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“We have been more effective at meeting organizational security compliance with current industry regulations and guidelines as a result of using the platform.”
“The Secure Code Warrior platform provided a complete all-in-one enterprise solution for addressing our training and secure coding needs.”
“Secure Code Warrior brought a much wider awareness and engagement because of its game-like features and tournaments.”
The business challenges that led this fortune 500 company to evaluate and ultimately select Secure Code Warrior® were:
The company achieved the following results with Secure Code Warrior®: