IN
THIS ISSUE:
 SPOTLIGHT
ARTICLES
 New
Research Report: Opening the Black Box
Homeland
Security and Software Security:
News
from the Software Assurance Forum
Tapping
Third Party Services for Software Security
Assurance
Dispatches
from the RSA Conference
Q&A
With Jeff Williams, chairman of OWASP
CEO
of Aspect Security
IN
THE NEWS
Audio
Postcast from RSA: Victor Garza interviews
Ounce
Labs' CTO and founder Jack Danahy, InfoWorld
Building
Better Applications: Beyond Secure Coding
EnterpriseSystems
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SPOTLIGHT
ARTICLES
New
Research Report: Opening the Black Box
This important new research examines results of a detailed
security analysis of some of the most downloaded open source
applications and outlines the best methods for uncovering
and eliminating software vulnerabilities.
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here for full article
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Homeland
Security and Software Security: News from the Software Assurance
Forum
The semi-annual Software Assurance Forum, co-sponsored by the
Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense,
was held recently in Washington, D.C. Read this overview of
software assurance initiatives and best practices presented
at the Forum.
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here for full article
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Tapping
Third Party Services for Software Security Assurance
Increasingly, organizations are turning to third party resources
to provide services for software security auditing and consulting.
This article outlines the drivers behind this trend and highlights
the approach of one of the leading firms in this arena, Crowe
Chizek.
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here for full article
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Dispatches
from the RSA Conference
Application security was front and center at the annual RSA
Conference in February. Read this report with highlights from
the world’s largest security conference.
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here for full article
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  Read
a brief Q&A Jeff Williams, chairman of OWASP and CEO
of Aspect Security, sat down recently for a brief conversation
with SSA Update about the evolving state of software security,
best practices, and practical steps forward. |
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THE NEWS
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What group in your organization holds primary responsibility
for application security? [select one]
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