DocumentCode
1092480
Title
Estimating Software Vulnerabilities
Author
Jones, Jeffrey R.
Author_Institution
Microsoft, Redmond
Volume
5
Issue
4
fYear
2007
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
32
Abstract
Any given piece of software has some number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities at any moment, leaving the system exposed to potential attack. A method for identifying and analyzing these vulnerabilities uses public data from easily accessible sources.
Keywords
computer crime; software metrics; performance metrics; software vulnerability estimation; Computer hacking; Computer industry; Data analysis; Data security; Databases; Delay; Linux; Open source software; Software measurement; Web server; Microsoft; data; software vulnerabilities; vulnerability disclosure;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2007.81
Filename
4288040
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