The security of software systems is a growing societal concern, and software engineers are routinely called upon to "do more" to ensure that the software they write is secure. However, despite the existence of many processes and tools, including programming languages, testing and analysis techniques, the number of technical breaches remains challenging.
This special issue of IEEE Security & Privacy will examine how software is secured through the fundamental engineering activities that precede the production, testing, and analysis of code. It will focus on early secure software development such as requirements engineering, architecture, and design. We interpret security broadly to include security, privacy, and forensics and from a socio-technical perspective, in which the concern is collectively addressed by software engineering professionals, their companies, and clients.
We invite submissions that extend and challenge current understanding about how to facilitate the production of secure software before code is written. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Software Requirements
Software Architecture and Design
Studies of Software Development
The guest editors welcome queries from prospective authors to discuss their potential submissions before the deadline.
For author information and submission criteria for full-papers, please visit the Author Information page. As stated there, full papers should be 4900 – 7200 words in length, with a maximum of 15 references. Please submit full papers through the ScholarOne system, and be sure to select the special-issue name. Manuscripts should not be published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.
Contact the guest editors at sp1-25@computer.org.
