CISSP Training Guide

Introduction

On May 17, 2002, Carnegie Melon University, Microsoft, Raytheon Co., and NASA announced the formation of the Sustainable Computing Consortium. Their goal? Write the specifications for software quality; write them so we can judge software against it; write them so that consumers will have a way to judge software; and write them so insurance companies can better judge which software or product is more likely to be hacked and thus can vary their insurance rates. Companies that use the less hackable products will get a reduction in insurance rates. Interestingly enough, the Sustainable Computing Consortium will also sport members who are lawyers, public policy experts, economists, and software engineers. You see, its not just the “nerds” ...