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Secure Coder Exams Launched

Brian Krebs has a nice posting about secure coding practices and certification.

SANS Research Director Alan Paller said the tests should help companies better evaluate consultants and candidates for programming jobs, allow programmers to identify gaps in their security knowledge, and give universities an incentive to include secure coding classes as a requirement for computer science, engineering, and programming degrees.

I can easily think of a few coders that I would like to see put to the test. I know they’ll crash and burn but, sometimes…

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