Software assurance swa is the level of confidence that soft ware is free from. Software assurance swa is the level of confidence that soft ware is free. Independent auditors report on dhs fy 2019 financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. Hundreds of new features added to total recall each year helping our customers save time, reduce costs and increase profits. He also helped author the dhs ia essential body of knowledge and serves as a subject matter expert for. Develop a holistic strategy to reduce swa risks within 90 days. The purpose for the collection of this information is to register cybersecurity training providers with the department of homeland security dhs for inclusion in the national initiative for cybersecurity careers and studiesniccs, cybersecurity education and training catalog. The program provides support and guidance for signiicant new research on secure software engineering. The last third is dedicated to security in distributed systems including network security, and. Joint dhsnsfdoddoed initiative with wh and nist support enhance awareness led by nppd.
Digital alert systems launches software assurance plan for. Getting secure software assurance knowledge into conventional. Organizations around the globe have trusted total recall software solutions to run their business. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software joe jarzombek, pmp director for software assurance national cyber security division us department of homeland security october 27, 2005 considerations for modernization in advancing. Software quality assurance develop new methods and capabilities to analyze software and address the presence of internal flaws and vulnerabilities to reduce the risk and cost associated with software failures develop automated capability to bring together independent software and system assessment activities. Homeland security funds software security initiative. The software assurance marketplace swamp provides a national marketplace of continuous software assurance capabilities for software assurance swa researchers and developers. Department of homeland security dhs to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software.
In addition, software assurance plan members receive discounts on repairs, including parts and labor, and discounts on additional software license keys. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in softwarereliability in software considerations for cyber security and software assurance in mitigating risk in the global supply chain. Dhs software assurance swa program is scoped to address. Tell us about the position national initiative for. Homeland security funds software security initiative informationweek. The software assurance marketplace swamp provides a national marketplace of continuous software assurance capabilities for software assurance swa.
Dhs needs to continue to advance initiatives to protect federal systems statement of gregory c. Oig2009 dhs confirmed it has applied lessons learned. Code dx is the only technology specifically highlighted in the technologies and tools section of the site. Us government software assurance and security initiativesi. We hope this page will make information available to help our partners and providers with answers to questions and proce.
Another aspect of the software initiative, kim said, will be to help. The software assurance swa pocket guides are a series of pocket guides, sponsored by the department of homeland security dhs national cyber security division ncsd, targeted at specific portions of the software assurance life cycle. Audits, inspections, and evaluations office of inspector. Testimony before the subcommittee on cybersecurity and infrastructure security, house of representatives for release on delivery expected at 10 a. A historical perspective of community collaboration. National centers of academic excellence cae national. The dhs work includes the build security in website, a study of business case models for software assurance, development of a masters level software assurance curriculum as part of the software assurance curriculum project, and the software assurance competency model that we will be discussing today. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software joe jarzombek, pmp director for software assurance national cyber security division us department of homeland security december 7, 2006 considerations in advancing the national strategy to secure. The dhs work includes the build security in website, a study of business case models for software assurance, development of a masters level software assurance curriculum as part of the software assurance curriculum project, and the software assurance competency model that we. Secure decisions code dx featured on the dhs build. Department of human services fy12 performance accountability report government of the district of columbia published february 20 5 objective 2. Comptia and the national initiative for cybersecurity.
Software is essential to the operation of the nations critical infrastructure. The forum, initially called the software assurance swa forum and working groups, was initiated in 2003 as a department of homeland security dhs sponsored crosssector cyber security working group cscswg established under auspices of the critical infrastructure partnership advisory council cipac that provides legal framework for publicprivate collaboration and participation. He also helped author the dhs ia essential body of knowledge and serves as a subject matter expert for the nistnice workforce framework. The table below lists additional opportunities not posted to usajobs.
Northport, ny, february 26, 20 secure decisions, a division of applied visions and developer of visual analytic tools for software assurance and cyber security, has received a broad agency. Under a 24month phase ii software development initiative, the code ray technology will be developed and matured as a software assurance risk management and visualization framework to help software developers, security analysts, and quality assurance engineers better identify and remediate software vulnerabilities within developed code bases. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software joe jarzombek, pmp director for software assurance national cyber security division us department of homeland security 11 dec 2008 mitigating software supply chain risks. Software assurance professional competency model dhs focuses on 10 swa specialty areas e. Continue to improve accuracy of food stamp eligibility determinations. Mirswamp supports software assurance with minimal fuss and is a good way to try out the swamp either for use as part of a class or regular daytoday usage. Software assurance is a strategic initiative of the us department of homeland security dhs to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software. Computer software assurance serves as first cybersecurity law of 2011 and requires the u. The first half of lectures provides an overview of cybersecurity. Ultimately, dhs aims to make continuous mobile application vetting an automated process for all government agencies. Testimony before the subcommittee on cybersecurity and infrastructure security, house of representatives for release on delivery expected at.
Assurance glossary, revised 2006, defines software assurance as. The forum, initially called the software assurance swa forum and working groups, was initiated in 2003 as a department of homeland security dhssponsored crosssector cyber security working group cscswg established under auspices of the critical infrastructure partnership advisory council cipac that provides legal framework for publicprivate collaboration and participation. Dhs and ieee will then make it available free to colleges and universities for developing new courses in software assurance. Dhs worldwide empowers customers to succeed with smart and innovative. Tasc was a dhswide initiative to modernize, transform, and integrate financial, acquisition, and asset. Streamline esa center operations and improve quality assurance. The software quality assurance sqa project develops tools and techniques for analyzing software to identify potential security vulnerabilities associated with critical national infrastructure and networks. Secure decisions code dx featured on the dhs build security.
Software security assurance, a set of practices for ensuring proactive application security, is key to making applications compliant with this new law. Consistent with the federal governments deployment of information security continuous monitoring iscm, the continuous diagnostics and mitigation cdm program is a dynamic approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. Dhs and nsa jointly sponsor the national centers of academic excellence cae program. Software assurance marketplace swamp homeland security. Model bsimm helps organizations plan software security initiatives. Software assurance is a strategic initiative of the us department of homeland. By providing researchers, tool developers, tool users and educators who train our workforce a suite of secure and dependable analysis services, swamp aims to reduce the number of vulnerabilities deployed in new. In an effort to attract and retain more nursing home caregivers, the department of health services has launched an.
September 18, 2014 veracode, a leader in protecting modern enterprises from todays pervasive web and mobile application threats, today announced that its cloudbased application security service will now be available via the software assurance marketplace swamp initiative funded by the department of homeland. Candidates can view current dhs cybersecurity job opportunities by searching dhs jobs on usajobs and typing cyber in the keyword field. Software assurance software assurance linkedin slideshare. Build security in was a collaborative effort that provided practices, tools, guidelines, rules, principles, and other resources that software developers, architects, and security practitioners can use to build security into software in every phase of its development. Major management and performance challenges facing the dhs. Software and supply chain assurance forum cyber supply. Enhancing the relevance of software engineering education and training. The department of homeland security dhs and the national security agency nsa are looking for colleges and universities interested in advancing the study of cybersecurity in a national effort to defend us government, business, and infrastructure sectors. The division of quality assurance dqa is responsible for protecting and promoting the health, safety, and welfare of residents living and receiving care in the health and residential care facilities regulated by the division. Prior to joining the dhs, dillon served as an information security consultant with over 17 years of experience supporting various government clients.
These guides should be your next step in learning about software assurance. It also offers a library of applications with known vulnerabilities, enabling tool developers to improve the effectiveness of their own static and dynamic testing tools. Software vulnerabilities can jeopardize intellectual property, consumer trust, and business operations and services. The program is based upon the national strategy to secure cyberspace actionrecommendation 2. If the members current hardware platform is no longer supported by any future software release, digital alert systems will replace the hardware at. Feb 17, 2005 dhs and ieee will then make it available free to colleges and universities for developing new courses in software assurance. S department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and. Educational initiatives to support software assurance. If you do not have microsoft office, you can use microsoft office viewers or open office software to open and read the documents. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software collaboratively advancing strategies to mitigate software supply chain risks 30 july 2009 joe jarzombek, pmp, csslp director for software assurance national cyber security division office of the assistant.
Software assurance a full transcript of the dhs cybersecurity jobs video, including all audio and visual information, can be found here. Through funding from the department of homeland security, the ijis institute supported the incident management information sharing subcommittee imissc, a white housesupported initiative that provided advice and policy recommendationsfrom local, state, tribal, and federal perspectiveson ways to standardize nationwide incident. Department of homeland security to promote integrity, security, and reliability in software. Software assurance market place swamp a software assurance testing and evaluation facility and services.
Initiative to examine software assurance issues on 23 dec 04, undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology and. Borders and maritime security division prevent contraband, criminals and terrorists from entering the u. As the cochair for the national workforce training and education initiative, he is one of the authors of the dhs software assurance common body of knowledge cbk. The dhs model and the swa competency model described here are compared in appendix a. Ongoing in the software assurance swa arena national institute of science and technology nists software assurance metrics and tool evaluation samate mitredepartment of homeland security dhs common weakness enumeration cwe cigitalmitredhs common attack patterns enumeration and classification capec. Dept of defense to develop a strategy for ensuring the security of software applications. Dhs remains in compliance with food stamp accuracy determinations. The second third focuses on the practice of cybersecurity using unix and windows nt as case studies. The software assurance and software security information available at build security in can help software developers, architects, and security. In addition, a broad spectrum of critical applications and infrastructure. We hope this page will make information available to help our partners and providers with answers to questions and processes. The dhs national cyber security division maintains the build security in site as a resource to software developers, with the mission of setting a higher standard for software assurance.
Review of box elder county, utahs procurement policies and procedures for disaster no. The national initiative for cybersecurity education nice, sponsored by the national institute of standards and technology nist, is a partnership between the u. The build security in software assurance initiative bsi is a project of the strategic initiatives branch of the national cyber security division ncsd of the department of homeland security. The swa program is based upon the national strategy to secure cyberspace actionrecommendation 214. Sram consists of the cybersecurity evaluation program, software and supply chain assurance program, and the cybersecurity advisor initiative.