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Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development

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This paper discusses costs and benefits of incorporating security in software development and presents formulas for calculating security costs and security benefits.
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This article discusses the costs and benefits of incorporating security in software development and presents formulas for calculating security costs and security benefits.

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Arora, A., Telang, R., & Frank, S. (2013, July 31). Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/.

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author={Arora, Ashish and Telang, Rahul and Frank, Steven},
title={Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development},
month={Jul},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-21}
}

Arora, Ashish, Rahul Telang, and Steven Frank. "Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, July 31, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/.

A. Arora, R. Telang, and S. Frank, "Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 31-Jul-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/. [Accessed: 21-Sep-2026].

Arora, Ashish, Rahul Telang, and Steven Frank. "Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 31 Jul. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

Arora, Ashish; Telang, Rahul; & Frank, Steven. Estimating Benefits from Investing in Secure Software Development. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-benefits-from-investing-in-secure-software-development/

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