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Secure Programming Exams Launched

Posted by kdawson on from the overflowing-with-knowledge dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The SANS Software Security Institute, in conjunction with organizations such as Siemens, Symantec, Juniper, OWASP, and Virginia Tech, has announced a program for testing whether programmers know how to write secure code. The Secure Programming Skills Assessment is split into separate language families (C/C++, Java/J2EE, Perl/PHP, and ASP/.NET). Director of research Alan Paller says 'This assessment and certification program will help programmers learn what they don't know, and help organizations identify programmers who have solid security skills.' The pilot exam will be held in Washington DC in August, followed by a global rollout."

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  1. wabos by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Troll

    What A Bunch Of Shit...

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  2. A Microsoft Employee Wants To Write Secure Code by Skeetskeetskeet · · Score: -1, Troll

    Allow or Deny?

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  3. Ep..? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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