The CERT® C Coding Standard, Second Edition: 98 Rules for Developing Safe, Reliable, and Secure Systems (2nd Edition) (SEI Series in Software Engineering)
Robert C. Seacordis a computer security specialist and writer. He is the author of books on computer security, legacy system modernization, and component-based software engineering.Robert C. Seacord manages the Secure Coding Initiative in the CERT Division of Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) in Pittsburgh, PA. CERT, among other security related activities, regularly analyzes software vulnerability reports and assesses the risk to the Internet and other critical infrastructure. Robert is an adjunct professor in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science and in the Information Networking Institute. He represents CMU at PL22.11 (ANSI “C”) and is a technical expert for the JTC1/SC22/WG14 international standardization working group for the C programming language.Robert started programming professionally for IBM in 1982, working in communications and operating system software, processor development, and software engineering. Robert also has worked at the X Consortium, where he developed and maintained code for the Common Desktop Environment and the X Window System.Robert has a B.A. in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.