Getting Secure Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Practice

Abstract

This paper describes three educational initiatives in support of software assurance education. The first project attempted to identify and document any knowledge, from any source, that could be related to the assurance of software. The second initiative focuses on the development of a master of software assurance reference curriculum. The third initiative implements the reference curriculum as two tracks within a Master of Science in Software Engineering program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1145209

Entities

People

  • Dan Shoemaker
  • Linda Laird
  • Nancy R. Mead

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Security
  • Software Assurance
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • STEM Education
  • Software Engineering.