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Knowledge for Software Security

Sean Barnum, Gary McGraw

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Abstract

A critical challenge facing software security today is the dearth of experienced practitioners. Approaches that rely solely on apprenticeship as a method of propagation won't scale quickly enough to address this burgeoning problem, so as the field evolves and establishes best practices, knowledge management can play a central role in encapsulating and spreading the emerging discipline more efficiently. This article is about the kinds of security knowledge that can provide a solid foundation for software security practices.

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A critical challenge facing software security today is the dearth of experienced practitioners. Approaches that rely solely on apprenticeship as a method of propagation won't scale quickly enough to address this burgeoning problem, so as the field evolves and establishes best practices, knowledge management can play a central role in encapsulating and spreading the emerging discipline more efficiently. This article is about the kinds of security knowledge that can provide a solid foundation for software security practices.

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A critical challenge facing software security today is the dearth of experienced practitioners. Approaches that rely solely on apprenticeship as a method of propagation won't scale quickly enough to address this burgeoning problem, so as the field evolves and establishes best practices, knowledge management can play a central role in encapsulating and spreading the emerging discipline more efficiently. This article is about the kinds of security knowledge that can provide a solid foundation for software security practices.

Key concepts: Software security assurance, Computer science, Computer security, Best practice, Foundation (evidence), Software, Field (mathematics), Knowledge management

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