Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage

SEI Report
This white paper focuses attention on the opportunities and challenges for embedding information assurance considerations into Agile development and acquisition.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

This paper was produced to focus attention on the opportunities and challenges for embedding information assurance (IA) considerations into Agile development and acquisition in support of the Agile acquisition research underway at the Software Engineering Institute. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) implementers of Agile have pointed to delays in IA approvals as one of their key frustrations. The use of Agile is providing results faster, only to have operational implementation delayed for six months or more waiting for IA approvals.

Cite This SEI Report

Woody, D. (2013, November 21). Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/agile-security-review-of-current-research-and-pilot-usage/.

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author={Woody, Dr. Carol},
title={Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage},
month={Nov},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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Woody, Dr. Carol. "Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, November 21, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/agile-security-review-of-current-research-and-pilot-usage/.

D. Woody, "Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 21-Nov-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/agile-security-review-of-current-research-and-pilot-usage/. [Accessed: 17-Sep-2026].

Woody, Dr. Carol. "Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 21 Nov. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/agile-security-review-of-current-research-and-pilot-usage/. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

Woody, Dr. Carol. Agile Security - Review of Current Research and Pilot Usage. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/agile-security-review-of-current-research-and-pilot-usage/