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Integrating Software Assurance Into The Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc), Maurice Dawson, Darrell N. Burrell, Emad Rahim, Stephen Brewster
Integrating Software Assurance Into The Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc), Maurice Dawson, Darrell N. Burrell, Emad Rahim, Stephen Brewster
Maurice Dawson
This article examines the integration of secure coding practices into the overall Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Also detailed is a proposed methodology for integrating software assurance into the Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification & Accreditation Process (DIACAP). This method for integrating software assurance helps in properly securing the application layer as that is where more than half of the vulnerabilities lie in a system.