DirectDefense CSO lists ten long-horizon software security practices
Original title: 10 Software Security Practices Built for the Next 250 Years
Walcutt says his research found 44% of AI-generated coding tasks introduced a known vulnerability.
Christopher Walcutt, chief security officer at DirectDefense, published a Dark Reading opinion tied to Cybersecurity Awareness Month's "Securing the Next 250" theme. He argues durable practices matter more than predicting the 2276 technology stack, starting with secure-by-design architecture, inventories and independent testing of human, AI-generated and third-party code. The excerpt stops during a point about making the secure path the easiest for developers.
Unconfirmed: The 44% figure is the author's research claim, and the article excerpt does not list all ten practices.
- He cites 1998 congressional testimony with L0pht colleagues about insecure software.
- Inventories should cover applications, open source, tools, AI models and external services.
- He says 44% of AI-generated coding tasks in his research introduced a known vulnerability.
- The column is opinion and the published excerpt ends mid-list.
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From the original article
8 min read at darkreading.com
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month's theme, "Securing the Next 250," asks us to look beyond vulnerabilities and consider what will make our digital systems resilient for generations.
By Christopher Walcutt · darkreading.com
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