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Software security is the idea of engineering software so that it continues to function correctly under malicious attack. Plenty of progress has been made in the field of software security since its inception in 2001. A number of best practices including the Touchpoints have been identified and put into common use. In addition, the BSIMM1 project has devised a way to measure and compare large scale software security initiatives.
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Gary McGraw is the CTO of Cigital, Inc., a software security consulting firm. He is a globally recognized authority on software security and the author of eight books on this topic. His dual PhD is in Cognitive Science and Computer Science from Indiana University where he serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the School of Informatics.
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McGraw, G. Software Security. Datenschutz Datensich 36, 662–665 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-012-0222-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-012-0222-3