Security Requirements for the Rest of Us: A Survey

Most software developers aren´t primarily interested in security. For decades, the focus has been on implementing as much functionality as possible before the deadline, and patching the inevitable bugs when it´s time for the next release or hot fix. However, the software engineering community is slowly beginning to realize that information security is also important for software whose primary function isn´t related to security. Security features or mechanisms typically aren´t prominent in such software´s user interface.