1000 professionals are now CSSLP certified

(ISC)2 announced that over 1,000 professionals from 44 countries now hold its Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professionals (CSSLP) certification.

Application vulnerabilities ranked as the number one threat, according to 72 percent of over 10,000 information security professionals who responded to the 2011 (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS).

The CSSLP is the only code-language neutral certification that validates that professionals are qualified and capable of incorporating security into each phase of the software development lifecycle. This skill set is critical in curbing threats at the application layer - where most attackers are now focusing their efforts in order to steal organizations’ data.

Individuals holding the CSSLP certification are professionals with at least four years of industry experience and a thorough understanding of how to:

• - Break the penetrate and patch testing approach
• - Reduce production costs, vulnerabilities and delivery delays
• - Reduce loss of revenue and reputation due to a breach resulting from insecure software
• - Ensure compliance with government or industry regulations.

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