A 10-year, US$103 million contract for a security incident response center at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had to be aborted after less than three years because of funding problems caused by bad planning and administration.
Four examinations -- each covering a specific programming language -- will be offered initially, Paller said. The four areas covered are C/C++, Java/J2EE, Perl/PHP and .Net/ASP. The first examinations will be offered in Washington in August and then will be rolled out worldwide through the rest of the year. The exams will cost US$400 to take.
A large group of organizations led by the SANS Institute has launched a new information security skills assessment and certification program for software programmers.