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The 2024 State of Secure Development & ATO in U.S. Government Agencies

In 2024, US government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels face escalating cybersecurity challenges as advanced threats become increasingly sophisticated. As AI increases the threat surface, agencies are moving quickly to expand the opportunity surface at an even greater rate through AI-enhanced cybersecurity strategies. The complexity and scale of threats necessitate continuous adaptation

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2024 Ontario Economic Report

This year’s Ontario Economic Report (OER) reveals a provincial economy under strain. Business confidence has hit a new low, real GDP-per-capita is falling, and the economy is hampered by inflation, interest rates, skills gaps, infrastructure backlogs, mental health and addictions crises, and prolonged uncertainty. Despite these challenges, Ontario has avoided a significant economic contraction. Inflation

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Security Compass 2024 State of Security by Design and Threat Modeling

In today’s cybersecurity landscape, security by design is becoming a standard in software development. In this context, threat modeling plays a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities in software systems as they are built. This report finds the majority of organizations that perform threat modeling do so from the design stage

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Cybersecure Software Development: Management Views on AI

This research was commissioned by Security Compass and conducted by Golfdale Consulting, Inc. It explores the view of managers and executives overseeing cybersecurity and software development in large companies that build software. It explores their views on the use of AI in software development and as integrated components of their digital products.

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Medical Tourism From Canada – Q1 2023 Golfdale Study Findings

Golfdale Consulting conducted a study in March of 2023, examining current Canadian attitudes toward seeking medical treatment abroad. In total, 500 adult Canadians who had a previous serious medical condition were surveyed on their likelihood to consider treatment outside of Canada, their reasons and/or reluctance to consider doing so. This infogram provides key highlights from the survey.

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2022 Year in Review – Interactive Report of Annual Research Findings on Cybersecurity

What follows are highlights from primary research studies Security Compass commissioned in 2022 on topics in cybersecurity, covering Developer Perspectives on Application Development, DevSecOps Perspectives on AppSec Training, and Application Security in the Mid-Market.
The research was conducted independently by Golfdale Consulting, Inc.

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2022 DevSecOps Perspectives on AppSec Training

Given the importance that eLearning plays in developing secure software, this ebook provides an overview of our research into AppSec training approaches. Findings include “deep dives” into budgeting, training challenges, time consuming elements, how best to reinforce AppSec eLearning, and the value of accreditation to individual contributors, managers, and organizations.

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2022 Developer Perspectives on Application Security

Most developers involved in product builds believe their companies to have a mature security posture but nonetheless struggle to keep up to date with growing regulations and compliance requirements. On the cybersecurity front, developers view automated modeling, integration with other tools, and matching the speed of new threats that emerge as all highly important. Security must start with design and remain a critical element at each stage of the SDLC.

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