Course Description:

Whenever a software system is developed and deployed, there is always an entity that will attempt to corrupt or misuse that software. Software security is thus a critical thread that must run through the entire software development life-cycle. The development of secure software is the ultimate goal.

Software security involves a layered approach designed to deal with myriad threats and attack vectors based on an overall security policy that takes into account a variety of threat scenarios, the ROI of software security, the security supply chain, software assurance risk management and system evolution in an environment of never-ending threats. This course examines software security from the perspective of managing secure software development.