Software vulnerabilities, malicious code, and software that does not function as promised pose a substantial risk to the Nation's software-intensive critical infrastructure that provides essential information and services to citizens. Minimizing these risks is the function of software assurance (SwA). Software assurance is the level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at any time during its life cycle, and ...
Software Assurance (SwA) is a key element of national security; it is critical because dramatic increases in business and mission risks are attributable to exploitable software. A recent Chief Information Office (CIO) Executive Council poll indicated that the top two most important attributes of software are reliable software that functions as promised and software free from security vulnerabilities and malicious code. The acquisition process can be leveraged to achieve these ...
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