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Software Assurance

11th Semi-Annual Software Assurance Forum - November 2-6, 2009

Presentations from Speakers, Panels, and Tutorials

All presentations are available below by express permission of the presenters.

Day 1 – Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Welcome, History of the SwA Forum, and Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
Joe Jarzombek, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD)

Opening SwA Government Keynote: What's Next for Federal Cyber Security--A DoD Perspective
Gus Guissanie, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and
Information Assurance

Achieving Software Assurance (SwA) in a Global Marketplace
Don Davidson, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Network and Information Integration) (OASD/NII)

A NIST Perspective on Product Assurance
Donna Dodson, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risk Internationally
Facilitator: Don Davidson, OASD/NII

Where is Industry Going and How Can the SwA Forum Help?
Facilitator: Dan Wolf, Cyber Pack Ventures

Where is Academia Going and How Can the SwA Forum Help?
Facilitator: Carol Wood, CERT, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Day 2 – Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Evolution in SwA Processes
Facilitator: Michele Moss, Booz Allen Hamilton

Understanding Technology Stakeholders: Their Progress and Challenges
Facilitator: Michael Kass, NIST

Software Supply Chain Integrity: The People Behind the Principle
Facilitator: Dr. Vehbi Tasar, (ISC)2

Measuring Software Supply Chain Risk
Facilitator: ian Brown, Booz Allen Hamilton

Day 3 – Thursday, November 5, 2009

Acquisition and Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risk
Facilitator: Stan Wisseman, Booz Allen Hamilton

The Way Forward for Mitigating Software Supply Chain Risk
Facilitator: Marirose Coulson Ziebarth, Booz Allen Hamilton

Examples of Successful Integration of Tools into Software Assurance
Facilitator: Michael Kass, NIST