Robert C. Seacord

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Robert C. Seacord
Robert C. Seacord

Robert C. Seacord (born June 5, 1963) is an American computer security specialist and writer. He is the author of books on computer security, legacy system modernization, and component-based software engineering. Robert is a senior vulnerability analyst at CERT/CC where he leads the secure coding initiative. He has a Bachelor in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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 is a technical expert for the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG14 international standardization working group for the C programming language.

[edit] Publications

  • Seacord, Robert. Secure Coding in C and C++, Addison Wesley, 2005. ISBN 0-321-33572-4
  • Seacord, Robert; Plakosh, Daniel; Lewis, Grace. Modernizing Legacy Systems: Software Technologies, Engineering Processes, and Business Practices, Addison Wesley, 2003. ISBN 0-321-11884-7
  • Wallnau, Kurt; Hissam, Scott, Seacord, Robert. Building Systems from Commercial Components, Addison Wesley, 2001. ISBN 0-201-70064-6

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