A Look at the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Certification

(ISC)2's Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certification is designed for IT professionals involved in improving software security.

One of today's hottest technology fields has to do with security. Computer viruses, hackers, and other threats have evolved into major concerns, prompting the need for massive improvements in computer security at all levels including at the software level.

The CSSLP certification was developed as a means of setting a standard for software security. Prior to this, while computer security existed a formal program geared specifically to software development security did not. (ISC)2 did its research before establishing the program and found that software developers must balance profit with process. While security professionals have a strong mandate to ensure security, this mandate has been relatively slow to reach software developers.

Now that the CSSLP certification program has been developed, best practices for security at the software development level have been defined and the software development industry now has a means of ensuring that developers have the skills needed to develop secure applications. This certification is targeted toward general purpose software development as well as toward security-oriented software development.

In order to earn the CSSLP certification, candidates with at least four years of experience must undergo training and pass a certification exam that measures the candidate's knowledge of the following CSSLP domains:

• Secure Software Concepts
• Secure Software Requirements
• Secure Software Design
• Secure Software Implementation/Coding
• Secure Software Testing
• Software Acceptance
• Software Deployment, Operations, Maintenance, and Disposal

(ISC)2 has identified what it calls the Software Lifecycle Stakeholders, all of which benefit by becoming certified as a CSSLP. These stakeholders include:

• Top managers
• Business unit heads
• IT managers
• Security specialists
• Application owners
• Coders and developers
• Project managers / team leads
• Technical architects
• Quality assurance managers
• Business analysts
• Industry group delivery heads
• Client side PMs
• Auditors

If you're involved in software development in any of the above capacities, getting certified as a CSSLP is an excellent way to ensure that you have the security skills needed as well as an overall understanding of secure software development. It all begins with training. CBT Planet offers CSSLP certification courses as well as many others covering software development and security. Choose from a variety of formats including instructor-led courses on DVD, online training videos, interactive CBT courses, study guides, live distance learning classes, or even a boot camp and learn everything required of this important security certification program.

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