Software Assurance: Five Essential Considerations for Acquisition Officials

Abstract

Software Assurance (SwA) is a key element of national security; it is critical because dramatic increases in business and mission risks are attributable to exploitable software. A recent Chief Information Office (CIO) Executive Council poll indicated that the top two most important attributes of software are reliable software that functions as promised and software free from security vulnerabilities and malicious code. The acquisition process can be leveraged to achieve these important attributes. As part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) SwA initiative, a working group developed a guide, Software Assurance in Acquisition: Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise, for acquisition officials on how to incorporate SwA considerations in key decisions throughout the acquisition process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA487717

Entities

People

  • Mary L. Polydys
  • Stan Wisseman

Organizations

  • Information Resources Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Authentication
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Contract Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Software Assurance
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.