What is SD Elements?

SD Elements is your guide for secure software development. Be more proactive with automated requirements generation that scales quickly. Make security measurable with clear links between requirements & test. Proactively eliminate up to 97% of application security risks by building more secure software from the start.

  • Secure: Proactively inject security throughout the SDLC
  • Manage: Manage security throughout your organization
  • Save: Reduce costs by securing up front
SD Elements

When you're secure, you can do your best work.

Easy to use. Get started in no time.

Generate App Sec Requirements

Generate App Sec Requirements

Automated testing & static analysis alone is expensive and won't catch everything.

42% of risks identified by SD Elements are either impossible to find with, or require significant customization of, combined static analysis AND dynamic testing tools.

Quickly Understand Application Risks

Quickly Understand Application Risks

One of the fastest ways to gauge app sec risk: 10 minutes to model/setup an app, 1 hour to go through detailed security requirements and/or tasks.

We found that SD Elements content covered 97% of the high and critical risk application-layer vulnerabilities.

In-Context Education

In-Context Education

Learn about the app sec threats & countermeasures specific to your app. Quickly train new and junior developers on security.

According to Bankinfosecurity.com, the average cost to remediate a vulnerability is $4000.

Customize and Extend

Customize and Extend

Push your corporate security standards to developers' desktop.

Fixing all serious vulnerabilities for just one average application in a security conscious company costs $68,000.

Integration and Compliance

Integration and Compliance

Give developers advice using tools they already use.

One client used SD Elements standards to build a new mobile application and submitted their application for analysis to a static analysis tool. They received a near-perfect 99% security score, which is very rare for any new application.

New Features Added Monthly

New Features Added Monthly

SD Elements is updated with new content, features and improvements every month.

Interested to know more? Explore Features

Scale your security expertise.

SD Elements currently supports...

Web Applications and Services

  • Java EE
  • JSP, Servlets
  • Security Libraries
  • Application Servers
  • ASP.net
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Django (Python)

Client and Desktop Applications

  • .NET / C#

Regulatory and Compliance

  • PCI
  • ISO 27001
  • HIPAA
  • Privacy Regulations
  • (PIPEDA, ECPA, CAN-SPAM)
  • EU Privacy and Cookie Laws

Mobile Applications

  • Android Framework
  • iOS framework

And many more...

Don't see your technology supported? Looking to inquire about future add-ons?

Please send us your request at support@sdelements.com