Enhancing the Development Life Cycle to Produce Secure Software

Enhancing the Development Life Cycle benefited greatly from contributions and critiques by participants in the Software Assurance Forum. The Software Assurance Forum was established jointly by the DHS and Department of Defense (DoD) Software Assurance Programs to provide a venue in which relevant initiatives and organizations across the private sector, academia, and government agencies can collaborate and partner to improve the state of the art of software development and acquisition by shaping a comprehensive strategy that addresses people, processes, technologies, and acquisition practices throughout the software life cycle.