Department of homeland security dhs sponsorship, was endorsed by the association for computing machinery acm and ieee computer society. Software assurance is defined as t he 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 that the software functions in an intended manner the objective of nasa software assurance and software safety is to ensure that the processes. As a result, the dod issued guidanceenclosure 3 section b states that program managers should include swa as a countermeasure to mitigate risks to missioncritical components in accordance with dodi 5200. A, b, c, and j 9 february 2011 information assurance ia and support to computer network defense cnd references. Security technical implementation guides stigs dod. Dod draft software acquisition pathway policy and guidance. Keeping dod hardware and software technology secure is more critical than ever. They may implement assurance choices, such as policies, practices, tools, and restrictions, based on their perception of the threat of a similar attack and the expected. Each specialty has a set of analyses, approaches, and protections that programs can utilize. Promote worldclass leadership for defense softwarepromote worldclass leadership for defense software engineering engineering. Importance of mvr security requires elevation, fielding a minimum introduces environmental.
The mission assurance strategy also accounts for the full range of. Contact your dod component headquarters office or dod sponsor for guidance if. Software assurance computer security resource center. Software security assurance, a set of practices for ensuring proactive application security, is key to making applications compliant with this new law. The department of defense dod may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on this website, except to establish historical facts. Gain control of itnss through supply chain opportunities. In early 20, the dod swa cop established three working groups to improve the dod swa posture. Risk management framework for army information technology. We strive to provide nsa customers and the software development community the best possible security options for the most widely used products. Foundational assessment of software policy guidance study of.
Foundational assessment of software policyguidance study of softwarese integration. The comptrollers office provides guidance to establish requirements for the preparation of the annual statement of assurance soa, required by the federal managers financial integrity act of 1982 fmfia and dodi 5010. Public comment or feedback any person may petition the dod to withdraw or modify a particular guidance document by sending a written request to osd. Its purpose is to maintain a single consolidated list of products that have completed interoperability io and cybersecurity certification. Unless otherwise specified, the qap shall encompass the accountability for and development of qa functions related to the following ietm program elements. Dod adopted and implemented rmf to replace the department of defense information assurance certification and accreditation process diacap with the issuances of dodi 8500. This is part of standardization efforts as the defense health agency dha assumes authority, direction, and control of the military treatment facilities mtfs through direct support of the military department. The issuance process provides procedures for action officers aos who are processing dod issuances, as well as changes to and cancellations of those issuances signed or approved by osd component heads other than the deputy chief management officer of the department of defense dcmo or director, washington headquarters services whs. Dod directive 8570 information assurance training, certification, and workforce management see dod directive 8140. Nationstate, terrorist, criminal, rogue developer who. Dod needs to require performance of software assurance. Defense acquisition guidebook chapter 9 program protection.
Disa has released the oracle linux 7 security technical implementation guide stig, version 1, release 1. The 16 october 2009 memorandum from the dod cio, clarifying guidance regarding open source software oss defines oss as software for which the humanreadable source code is available for use, study, reuse, modification, enhancement, and redistribution by the users of that software. Dept of defense to develop a strategy for ensuring the security of software applications. The mission assurance strategy provides a framework for risk management across all protection and resilience programs. These are a planned, systematic set of multidisciplinary activities which are used to achieve the acceptable measures of swa and manage the risk of exploitable vulnerabilities. This site presents the department of defenses information quality guidelines, which were developed in accordance with section 515, treasury and. Provide joint policy and responsibilities for ia and support to cnd. The mission assurance strategy has a broader focus and leverages, rather than replicates, the indepth guidance provided by dods cyber strategy. Focus on the changes in businessprocurement practices that are needed to enable this and the broader dod microelectronics.
Medium assurance has been mapped to dod medium assurance and federal bridge medium assurance. Enterprise risk management under secretary of defense. The guidance identifies the dod component and the assertions that are required to be submitted to the secretary of defense each year. The program provides support and guidance for signiicant new research on secure software engineering.
Dod cio is prepping guidance on endpoint management. Private keys associated with medium assurance level certificates can be stored in software. Software is fundamental to the gig and critical to all weapons, business and support systems threat agents. Storefront catalog defense information systems agency. The dod program protection plan ppp outline and guidance 2 software assurance table 2, 3 and the defense acquisition guidebook dag chapter 9. These are a planned, systematic set of multidisciplinary activities which are used to achieve the acceptable measures. Design and development process for assured software dod. Navy website dod resource locator 45376 sponsored by the department of the navy chief information officer don cio. An sei document that is a companion to this guidebook. The playbook guidance is a tool designed to help departments and agencies meet the requirements of the revised omb circular a123.
Costeffective software security assurance workflows. Army corps of engineers appendix i of engineer manual em 200 full implementation of each version of qsm. Organizations without effective software assurance perceive risks based on successful attacks to software and systems, and thus their response is reactive rather than proactive. Quality assurance procedures for all related software developed in accordance with dodstd2167 or dodstd7935 shall conform to the requirements of dodstd2168. Use all source information to identify high assurance suppliers. Nsa does not favor or promote any specific software product or business model. Okc peo service desk 844 3472457 options 1, 5, and 3 dsn 8500032 options 1, 5, and 3. To make assurance an integral part of dod software development, the. Delineate the roles and responsibilities to implement the dod swa strategy. Work chartered the joint federated assurance center jfac 1 as a federation of u. Beginning broader community coordination develop a policy memorandum.
The department of defense information network approved products list dodin apl is established in accordance with the uc requirements document and mandated by the dod instruction dodi 8100. The master of software assurance reference curriculum, developed under u. Assurance case presentation methods and procedures for software assessment e. This publication provides guidance according to current department of defense dod policy and for a generalized acquisition environment applicable to most pms. Department of defense human research protection program. Dod guidance specifically directs the pm to ensure information assurance is traceable as a programmatic entity in the planning, programming, and budgeting system ppbs and visibility extended into budget execution. Dod issuances home washington headquarters services. Computer software assurance serves as first cybersecurity law of 2011 and requires the u. Additionally, in response to a demand for technical guidance, the cop is developing a set of whitepapers to provide program managers and technical leads with current swa best practices. Through our spectrum services, we enable information dominance by providing commanders direct operational support. Swa measures of confidence are achieved by swa activities. Military department and agency software assurance swa and hardware assurance hwa organizations. Nsa develops and distributes configuration guidance for a wide variety of software, both open source and proprietary. Dod software engineering and system assurance new organization new vision kristen baldwin.
The purpose of this website is to facilitate effective information flow about information managementinformation technology and cybersecurity issues and initiatives occuring within the department of the. The requirements of the stig become effective immediately. Dod cio is prepping guidance on endpoint management nextgov. Navy installation restoration chemical data quality manual ir cdqm afcee quality assurance project plan u. Dod guidance only requires program managers to plan for software assurance countermeasures and identifies program. Identity proofing must be done inperson, but can be performed by an eca registration authority, trusted agent, notary, or authorized dod employee outside the us. Hardware assurance hwa support for supply chain risk. Dods policies, procedures, and practices for information security management of covered systems visit us at.
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