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With the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the DOD is taking a leadership position by defining policy that emphasizes the need to protect and defend the software layer.

The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is rapidly becoming very adept at penetrating government network defenses, increasingly focusing its efforts on the software layer.

Fortify's Public Sector President, Kelly Collins and Federal Division CTO, Rob Roy address this topic in Fortify's new podcast.

Segment one discusses:

• What is new about the software security assurance provisions in the 2011 NDAA?
• Why is the focus on the software layer important?
• Why has the software layer been deemphasized in the past?
• What does the new NDAA policy do to address this challenge?

Segment two discusses:

• What solutions are available to enable the DOD to comply with the new NDAA policy?
• How can the DOD ensure their software is as secure, or more secure, than their hardware?
• How is the systems integrator community getting involved?

As the leader of Fortify's Public Sector Division, Kelly Collins works closely with public officials to raise awareness on the critical need for cogent policy to protect government systems from cyberattack. She ensures customer success with Fortify's products in the Defense and Intelligence Community as well as at Civilian government agencies.

Rob Roy is currently the Federal Chief Technology Officer at Fortify Software. In this capacity, he represents Fortify's technology leadership to Government, Systems Integrator and Critical Infrastructure organizations seeking to address their Software Security Assurance challenges. He believes that protecting information at the application level is the last line of defense in a never-ending cyber threat that is increasing in both sophistication and harm to the international community.

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File	Description	File size
securingthesoftwarept1.mp3		5721 Kb
securingthesoftwarept2.mp3		5023 Kb