This searchSoftwareQuality eGuide provides an overview of how to detect and test code performance and security vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle. It explores the following critical aspects of software quality:

• Web application source code analysis.
• Identifying and resolving race conditions and currency defects.
• Understanding the complex interweaving within multi-threaded applications.
• Implementing fundamental secure development practices.

Kevin Beaver
Information Security Consultant, Principle Logic, LLC.
Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, speaker, and expert witness with Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC. He has more than 19 years of experience in IT and specializes in performing information security assessments revolving around IT compliance. Kevin has authored/co-authored six books on information security including Hacking For Dummies and Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies (Wiley) as well as The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach). He’s also the creator of the Security On Wheels series of audiobooks.

Colleen Frye
Technology Writer
Coleen Frye is a technology writer based in Bridgewater, MA. She has been covering the IT industry for more than 20 years. She is a key contributor to SearchSoftwareQuality.com and has also written for Software Magazine, Application Development Trends and other key technology publications.

Joe Basirico
Senior Security Trainer, Security Innovation Inc.
Joe Basirico is a senior security trainer at Security Innovation Inc. in Wilmington, Mass. He delivers security courses to Software Teams in need of application security expertise. He has trained developers and testers from numerous world-class organizations such as Microsoft, HP, EMC, Symantec, Liberty Mutual, Sony, State Farm, Credit Suisse, Amazon.com, Adobe and ING. Joe is a seasoned practitioner and researcher in the field of incorporating security into the SDLC and a highly demanded presenter.