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Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
book Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow cover

Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Edition 2ISBN: 0789753251
Exercise 6

Evaluating Offshore Software Development Security

Increasingly, U.S. organizations are outsourcing software development activities to countries such as India, Pakistan, and China, to gain the benefits of reduced costs and faster turnaround times. But these efforts come at a price.

1. What security issues does overseas development of software raise in commercial and custom systems intended for use in the United States?


2. What privacy issues are raised?


3. How are these issues being addressed?


4. What trends can you determine on the future of offshore development?


5. What is the IT security industry doing to counter the threats from offshore development?

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