Title :
The Real Cost of Software Errors
Author :
Zhivich, Michael ; Cunningham, Robert K.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lincoln, MA
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;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.56
