Stone River Elearning – Supply Chain and Software Acquisition

In this course series we cover what secure software design means and why software can meet all quality requirements and still be insecure. There are many benefits of designing security early which we cover in this course. We will cover what we need to be concerned with when procuring software.

Specifically, this course in the series we cover acquisition of software. Whether the software is open source, COTS or custom developed there are acquisition lifecycles that are best practices. We cover the main areas of contracting, Intellectual Property, Compliance and Support that a developer should be familiar with.

What will you learn in the course?

• Understand the Software Acquisition Lifecycle
• Learn about Supplier Risk Assessment and Management
• Learn about what a Service Level Agreement is
• Determine the proper chain of custody
• Learn about the maintenance and support costs

This course is the 8^th course in an 8 part series “Secure Software Developers Series”

Course 1 – Secure Software Concepts

Course 2 – Secure Software Requirements

Course 3 – Secure Software Design

Course 4 – Defining Security Architectures

Course 5 – Secure Software Testing

Course 6 – Secure Software Acceptance

Course 7 – Software Deployment, Operations and Maintenance

Course 8 – Supply Chain and Software Acquisition

Who should take this course (Target Audience)?

• You are a developer or software engineer and want to understand
• You want to learn IT security fundamentals focused on software development

What are the Couse Pre Requirements?

There are no course pre-requirements

Course Curriculum