Secure software development demands security-conscious and well-educated software architects and developers.

The new personnel certification standard

for secure software engineering provides a qualification to people involved in the software development lifecycle and attests their very best skills to produce secure software. It guarantees knowledge about aspects of security in all phases of the software development lifecycle:

· Requirements Engineering
· Design & Specification
· Programming & Testing
· Evaluation, Distribution & Maintenance

Today, such a qualification is rarely taugt at the universities or in trainings on-the-job or off-the-job. ISSECO aims at filling this gap of qualification with the certification as Certified Professional for Secure Software Engineering.