SOAR to Better Quality and More Secure Software

IDA researchers developed the Software Assurance State-of-the Art Resource (SOAR), which includes a process for selecting and reporting the results of software analysis tools and techniques. The SOAR assists Department of Defense (DoD) program offices in selecting the appropriate tools for informing decisions about software assurance and supply-chain risk-management efforts, as well as decisions that affect the development of software policy. Using the SOAR to select software analysis tools for identifying and removing weaknesses in software can help protect critical DoD programs.