• DocumentCode
    2372303
  • Title

    Editorial: why bad things happen to good systems, and what to do about it

  • Author

    Kahn, Jay J. ; Abrams, Marshall D.

  • Author_Institution
    Mitre Corp., McLean, VA, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5-9 Dec 1994
  • Firstpage
    306
  • Lastpage
    307
  • Abstract
    Perfection in large software systems is improbable; therefore, it is prudent to enhance security by anticipating failures and preparing for contingencies. We propose an analogy with medicine, supporting curative as well as preventive action. Information technology (IT) security needs to allocate resources to contingency resolution mechanisms that can be used to complement prevention mechanisms
  • Keywords
    fault tolerant computing; reliability; resource allocation; security of data; contingency resolution mechanisms; failure anticipation; fault tolerance; information technology security; large software systems; prevention mechanisms; resource allocation; security;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Security Applications Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 10th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-6795-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CSAC.1994.367296
  • Filename
    367296