• DocumentCode
    1230255
  • Title

    The Real Cost of Software Errors

  • Author

    Zhivich, Michael ; Cunningham, Robert K.

  • Author_Institution
    MIT Lincoln Lab., Lincoln, MA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Lastpage
    90
  • Abstract
    Software is no longer creeping into every aspect of our lives - it´s already there. In fact, failing to recognize just how much everything we do depends on software functioning correctly makes modern society vulnerable to software errors.
  • Keywords
    safety-critical software; single critical system failure; software errors; software functioning; software reliability; Costs; Error correction; Hardware; Medical treatment; Military computing; Pipelines; Software performance; Software safety; Software systems; Surface treatment; cost; risks; secure systems; software errors; software failures;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2009.56
  • Filename
    4812166