Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems

by Kelly Shortridge, Aaron Rinehart, April Doty (reader)

Cybersecurity is broken. Year after year, attackers remain unchallenged and undeterred, while engineering teams feel pressure to design, build, and operate "secure" systems. Failure can't be prevented, mental models of systems are incomplete, and our digital world constantly evolves. How can we verify that our systems behave the way we expect? What can we do to improve our systems' resilience? In this comprehensive guide, authors Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart help you navigate the challenges of sustaining resilience in complex software systems by using the principles and practices of security chaos engineering. By preparing for adverse events, you can ensure they don't disrupt your ability to innovate, move quickly, and achieve your engineering and business goals.

Genres: Technology, Nonfiction

Audio CD

Published November 28, 2023

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guide for software engineers to design and build realistic resilient systems. Shortridge and Rinehart engrain security as subset of software quality with many sample chaos experiments and opportunities to rethink and revise practitioner mental models -even a modularity model from park and recreation services. The beginning quote from Faust tells you how deep chaos engineering goes. Loved it!

[Jari Pirhonen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book that challenges traditional views on implementing secure IT systems. The author aims to shift the discussion from security to resilience, bringing a new perspective to software design and implementation. The focus is especially on application design, development, and testing. Recommended reading for cybersecurity professionals and those interested in the topic.

[Daniel Rodríguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book. I think any security professional should read this book. I'm personally tired of compliance-based security that just focuses on policies, written procedures and checklists; this book provides an excellent framework to build security instead to just tell our teams what to do.