Bonus Homework

CSCE 548

Due: April 5, 2012 (2:00 am)

l Attend the POSSCON conference and based on the session you have found most interesting

– Using the session as the basis for the discussion, write a 1-2 pages (12 pt. double spaced) essay on the "Future of software technology," in particular as it is related to software security

l If you could not attend the presentations, read the article: SANS Institute: “Security Concerns in Using Open Source Software for Enterprise Requirements,” http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/awareness/security-concerns-open-source-software-enterprise-requirements_1305

– Using the article as the basis for the discussion, write a 1-2 pages (12 pt. double spaced) essay on the "Future of software technology," in particular as it is related to software security