SafeWeb Initiative

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MU's Secure Applications For E-Commerce and the Web (SafeWeb) Initiative increases campus awareness of the need to improve overall security for applications utilized at the University of Missouri-Columbia, with an emphasis on Web development and the systems upon which those applications reside or depend.

Objective

The success of this initiative will require campus-wide participation from colleges and divisions involved in development and/or deployment of Web applications. Specific objectives include development, implementation, and/or establishment of:

Applications development standards with an emphasis on security.
Data classification policies.
Secure server environments that support the defined data classifications.
Minimum training requirements for applications development, database administration and server administration.
Auditing policies and processes to insure adherence to the standards.

Web Application Security in the News

MU Application Security Information

Division of Information Technology Applications Security
University of Missouri Takes Web Application Security Seriously PDF
SANS: What Works Webcast

University of Missouri / UM System
Division of Information Technology
615 Locust Street, Columbia, MO 65211
(573)882-2000