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How Engineering Managers Quantify Application Security Risk

Quantifying AppSec Risk

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CI/CD Security Controls Every Engineering Team Should Have

CI/CD Security Controls

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Repository Security Assessment Checklist

Repository Security Checklist

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APK Static Analysis, Explained

APK Static Analysis

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IPA Security Testing, Explained

IPA Security Testing

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Vulnerability Prioritization Beyond CVSS

Vulnerability Prioritization

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Mobile Application Security

Static and dynamic analysis of Android and iOS applications, and the OWASP Mobile Top 10 framework findings map to.

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Repository Security

Secret detection, dependency review, SAST patterns, and the access-control practices that keep a codebase auditable.

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CI/CD Security

Pipeline trust boundaries, branch protection, artifact integrity, and deployment gating for GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.

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Secure SDLC

Treating security requirements as a design constraint from the start, not a review gate at the end.

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Vulnerability Management

Turning raw findings into a prioritized, trackable backlog — beyond what a severity score alone can tell you.

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Reverse Engineering

Manual analysis of compiled binaries — the toolchain and reasoning static analysis automates a subset of.

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Software Supply Chain

Dependency provenance, build artifact integrity, and the trust boundaries every third-party package introduces.

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Engineering Leadership

Making application security legible to the people who manage teams and answer for organizational risk.

Reference CollectionOWASP M10

OWASP Mobile Top 10

The ten most critical mobile app security risks (OWASP Mobile Top 10, 2024), explained with Strata's own detection mapping for each category.

Reference CollectionASVS

OWASP ASVS Controls

OWASP ASVS security verification requirements by chapter — authentication, communications, configuration, and more.

Reference CollectionCWE

CWE Reference

Common Weakness Enumeration reference — the stable weakness-type IDs behind Strata's OWASP-mapped findings, explained for engineers.

Reference CollectionATT&CK

MITRE ATT&CK Reference

Application-security-relevant MITRE ATT&CK for Mobile techniques, mapped back to the OWASP Mobile Top 10 category each one relates to.

Reference CollectionCVSS

CVSS Reference

How CVSS v3.1 Base Score metrics work — exploitability, impact, and vector strings — and how Strata calculates them automatically.

Reference CollectionEPSS

EPSS Reference

What EPSS measures, how it complements CVSS, and why exploitation likelihood matters for vulnerability prioritization.

Reference CollectionKEV

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

An educational overview of CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the BOD 22-01 federal remediation mandate.

ReferenceM1

M1: Improper Credential Usage

Hardcoded secrets, API keys, and tokens embedded directly in an application binary or source, rather than provisioned at runtime.

ReferenceM2

M2: Inadequate Supply Chain Security

Third-party dependencies and SDKs with known vulnerabilities, malicious packages, or outdated components pulled directly into the app.

ReferenceM5

M5: Insecure Communication

Cleartext traffic, weak TLS configuration, or disabled certificate pinning that exposes data while it moves between the app and its backend.

ReferenceM9

M9: Insecure Data Storage

Sensitive data persisted in plaintext — SharedPreferences, SQLite, external storage, or an unprotected Keychain entry.

ReferenceV2

ASVS V2: Authentication

Requirements for how an application verifies identity — credential handling, multi-factor authentication, and session initiation.

ReferenceV9

ASVS V9: Communications

Requirements for protecting data in transit — TLS version, certificate validation, and cleartext traffic prevention.

ReferenceV14

ASVS V14: Configuration

Requirements covering build and deployment configuration — debug flags, exported components, and backup exposure.

ReferenceCWE-798

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

A weakness where software contains a hardcoded credential (password, key, or token) used for authentication or encryption.

ReferenceCWE-1104

CWE-1104: Use of Unmaintained Third-Party Components

A weakness from depending on a third-party component that is no longer actively maintained or supported.

ReferenceCWE-319

CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

A weakness where sensitive data is transmitted in a way that allows it to be read by an unauthorized actor in transit.

ReferenceCWE-922

CWE-922: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

A weakness where sensitive data is stored without sufficient protection against unauthorized access.

ReferenceT1404

T1404: Exploit OS Vulnerability

An adversary technique where an unpatched operating-system vulnerability is used to escalate privileges beyond what the app or attacker should have.

ReferenceT1476

T1476: Deliver Malicious App via Other Means

An adversary technique for distributing a malicious or trojanized application outside of an authorized app store.

ReferenceT1437

T1437: Standard Application Layer Protocol

An adversary technique using standard, blend-in network protocols for command-and-control or data exfiltration once a device is compromised.

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CVSS Base Score: Exploitability Metrics

The four CVSS v3.1 Base metrics — Attack Vector, Attack Complexity, Privileges Required, User Interaction — that describe how a vulnerability is reached.

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CVSS Base Score: Impact Metrics

The three CVSS v3.1 Base impact metrics — Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability — that describe what happens if a vulnerability is successfully exploited.

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CVSS Vector Strings, Explained

How to read a compact CVSS v3.1 vector string like CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Reference

What EPSS Actually Measures

A 0–1 probability estimating the likelihood a specific CVE will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

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EPSS vs. CVSS: Complementary, Not Competing

Why exploitation likelihood (EPSS) and severity (CVSS) answer different questions, and prioritization needs both.

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What the CISA KEV Catalog Is

A CISA-maintained catalog of CVEs with confirmed evidence of active, in-the-wild exploitation — not a predictive or theoretical list.

Reference

BOD 22-01 and the Federal Remediation Mandate

The CISA Binding Operational Directive that requires federal civilian agencies to remediate KEV-listed vulnerabilities by an assigned due date.

Decision Center

Vulnerability Prioritization Matrix

Turn seven risk factors into a suggested priority and remediation timeline.

Decision Center

Mobile App Security Review Checklist

A 10-category interactive checklist for reviewing an Android or iOS app before release.

Decision Center

Repository Security Review

Answer questions across 8 repository security categories to surface concrete improvements.

Decision Center

Secure SDLC Planner

Answer five questions about your team to get a tailored secure-development plan.

Learning Path

Application Security Foundations

A guided starting sequence covering standards coverage, OWASP, prioritization reasoning, and a hands-on tool.

Learning Path

Engineering Manager AppSec

A guided sequence for managers reporting on and prioritizing application security risk, from CVSS/EPSS/KEV to a planning tool.

Learning Path

Mobile Application Security

A guided sequence through mobile app security — OWASP Mobile Top 10, key CWEs, and a hands-on interactive checklist.

Learning Path

Repository and CI/CD Security

A guided sequence through repository and CI/CD security — access controls, secrets, dependencies, and two hands-on reviews.

Learning Path

Vulnerability Prioritization

A focused guided sequence on vulnerability prioritization — CVSS, EPSS, CISA KEV, and a hands-on prioritization tool.

Learning Path

Secure SDLC Planning

A guided sequence for designing a secure SDLC — grounded in ASVS and existing repository/CI/CD guidance, ending in a tailored plan.