Method and apparatus for detecting and remediating security vulnerabilities in computer readable code

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• process computer readable code input into a user interface field and simultaneously viewable by way of a user interface including the user interface field, to determine whether the computer readable code is in compliance with one or more guidelines, the one or more guidelines comprising:
• at least one rule;
• and
• one or more of:
• a hint to correct the computer readable code based on a determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• one or more compliance levels based on at least one of a degree of non-compliance with the at least one rule or an amount of risk associated with the determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• a category of the at least one rule;
• a remediation to correct the computer readable code based on the determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• or
• a message indicative of a training sequence associated with the at least one rule;
• cause the at least one of the hint, the one or more compliance levels, the remediation or the message to be displayed by way of the user interface based on a determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• process one or more changes made to the computer readable code input into the user interface field in response to the displaying of the least one of the hint, the one or more compliance levels, the remediation or the message to determine whether the one or more changes cause the computer readable code to be in compliance with the at least one rule;
• and
• cause a compliance status to be displayed by way of the user interface indicating whether the one or more changes made to the computer readable code input into the user interface field cause the computer readable code to be in compliance with the at least one rule.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to:

• process computer readable code input into a user interface field and simultaneously viewable by way of a user interface including the user interface field, to determine whether the computer readable code is in compliance with one or more guidelines, the one or more guidelines comprising:
• at least one rule;
• and
• one or more of:
• a hint to correct the computer readable code based on a determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• one or more compliance levels based on at least one of a degree of non-compliance with the at least one rule or an amount of risk associated with the determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• a category of the at least one rule;
• a remediation to correct the computer readable code based on the determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• or
• a message indicative of a training sequence associated with the at least one rule;
• cause the at least one of the hint, the one or more compliance levels, the remediation or the message to be displayed by way of the user interface based on a determination that the computer readable code is non-compliant with the at least one rule;
• process one or more changes made to the computer readable code input into the user interface field in response to the displaying of the least one of the hint, the one or more compliance levels, the remediation or the message to determine whether the one or more changes cause the computer readable code to be in compliance with the at least one rule;
• and
• cause a compliance status to be displayed by way of the user interface indicating whether the one or more changes made to the computer readable code input into the user interface field cause the computer readable code to be in compliance with the at least one rule.