Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach
Incorporating security into software development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is an increasingly relevant challenge and a crucial necessity, especially in an uncertain and fast-paced environment like that of an agile setting. Given the growing threat of cyberattacks, it is imperative...
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| author | Yolanda Aldes-Rodriguez Jorge Hochstetter-Diez Mauricio Dieguez-Rebolledo Ana Bustamante-Mora Rodrigo Cadena-Martinez |
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| description | Incorporating security into software development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is an increasingly relevant challenge and a crucial necessity, especially in an uncertain and fast-paced environment like that of an agile setting. Given the growing threat of cyberattacks, it is imperative to address this issue. This article examines and subsequently analyzes existing strategies in the literature regarding secure software development in the context of SMEs employing agile methodologies. The study initiates a systematic literature review to identify strategies employed in this context. The findings reveal that 57.9% of the studies present strategies to tackle security in agile software development, with 20.2% specifically focusing on SMEs. Subsequently, practices demonstrating success in integrating security measures into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) are analyzed and categorized. The results underscore the necessity of addressing security in the agile environment, as it remains a significant challenge in software development. Effective approaches are also required for small businesses to ensure application protection and long-term sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94df27d0c5284f7fbf25080eb2900c972024-03-26T17:47:21ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112352043523010.1109/ACCESS.2024.337238510456904Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME ApproachYolanda Aldes-Rodriguez0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2065-5130Jorge Hochstetter-Diez1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-8100Mauricio Dieguez-Rebolledo2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8728-7101Ana Bustamante-Mora3Rodrigo Cadena-Martinez4Facultad de Administración y Negocios, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, ChileDepartment of Computer Science and Informatics, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, ChileDepartment of Computer Science and Informatics, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, ChileDepartment of Computer Science and Informatics, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, ChileDepartamento de Posgrado, Universidad Tecnológica de México, Ciudad de México, MexicoIncorporating security into software development in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is an increasingly relevant challenge and a crucial necessity, especially in an uncertain and fast-paced environment like that of an agile setting. Given the growing threat of cyberattacks, it is imperative to address this issue. This article examines and subsequently analyzes existing strategies in the literature regarding secure software development in the context of SMEs employing agile methodologies. The study initiates a systematic literature review to identify strategies employed in this context. The findings reveal that 57.9% of the studies present strategies to tackle security in agile software development, with 20.2% specifically focusing on SMEs. Subsequently, practices demonstrating success in integrating security measures into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) are analyzed and categorized. The results underscore the necessity of addressing security in the agile environment, as it remains a significant challenge in software development. Effective approaches are also required for small businesses to ensure application protection and long-term sustainability.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10456904/Agile developmentsecurity practicessecure developmentSMEssustainability |
| spellingShingle | Yolanda Aldes-Rodriguez Jorge Hochstetter-Diez Mauricio Dieguez-Rebolledo Ana Bustamante-Mora Rodrigo Cadena-Martinez Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach IEEE Access Agile development security practices secure development SMEs sustainability |
| title | Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach |
| title_full | Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach |
| title_short | Analysis of Strategies for the Integration of Security Practices in Agile Software Development: A Sustainable SME Approach |
| title_sort | analysis of strategies for the integration of security practices in agile software development a sustainable sme approach |
| topic | Agile development security practices secure development SMEs sustainability |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10456904/ |
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