posted on 2019-11-08, 14:38authored byTamara Lopez, Thein Than Tun, Arosha K. Bandara, Mark Levine, Bashar NuseibehBashar Nuseibeh, Helen Sharp
As software-intensive digital systems become an
integral part of modern life, ensuring that these systems are
developed to satisfy security and privacy requirements is an
increasingly important societal concern. This paper examines how
secure coding practice is supported on Stack Overflow. Although
there are indications that on-line environments are not robust or
accurate sources of security information, they are used by large
numbers of developers. Findings demonstrate that developers use
conversation within the site to actively connect with and tend to
security problems, fostering knowledge, exchanging information
and providing assistance to one another.