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An exploratory study on secure software practices among software practitioners in Malaysia
Shafinah Farvin Packeer Mohamed1, Fauziah Baharom2, Aziz Deraman3, Haslina Mohd4, Jamaiah Yahya5.
Rapid growths of computers, mobile phones and
Internet technology have created ways for irresponsible people to
undertake computer crimes. Millions of users across the globe
have fallen as victims to computer crimes, including Malaysia. It
is due to current software environment which is more complex,
distributed, keeps confidential data and easily exposed to
malicious attacks. Consequently, secure software process is
increasingly gaining much importance among software
practitioners and researchers. However, even though its
importance has been revealed, only few studies were conducted
regarding its current practice in the software industry, especially
in Malaysia. Thus, an exploratory study is conducted among
software practitioners in Malaysia to study their experiences and
practices on the secure software process in the real-world projects.
This paper discusses the findings from the study, which involved
93 software practitioners. Structured questionnaire is utilized for
data collection purpose whilst statistical methods such as
frequency, mean, and cross tabulation are used for data analysis.
Outcomes from this study reveal that software practitioners are
becoming increasingly aware on the importance of secure
software process, however, they lack of appropriate
implementation of the practices.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2018) |
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3 |
Immediacy Index
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0.000 |
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27/28,Q4(Engineering & Technology) 27/28,Q4(Engineering & Technology)
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0 |
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Q4 (Computer Networks and Communications) Q4 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Q4 (Hardware and Architecture) |
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0.112 (SJR) |
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