Software Update as a Mechanism for Resilience and Security

Proceedings of a Workshop

Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Forum on Cyber Resilience, Committee on Cyber Resilience Workshop Series (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

92 Seiten

2017
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-46288-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Software update is an important mechanism by which security changes and improvements are made in software, and this seemingly simple concept encompasses a wide variety of practices, mechanisms, policies, and technologies. To explore the landscape further, the Forum on Cyber Resilience hosted a workshop featuring invited speakers from government, the private sector, and academia. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Workshop Introduction
1 Policy Considerations: The Intersection of Public Values and Private Infrastructure
2 Technical Considerations for Secure Software Updates
3 Microsoft's Approach to Software Updates
4 Update Issues for Open Source Software
5 Cisco's Approach to Software Updates
6 Ensuring Robust Firmware Updates
7 Updates in the Consumer Electronics Industry
8 Software Updates in Automotive Electronic Control Units
9 The NIST Perspective on Software Updates
10 Protecting Consumers from Software Update Risks
11 Discussion
Afterword
Appendixes
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants List
Appendix B: Steering Committee Biographies
Appendix C: Speaker Biographies

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2017
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Netzwerke ► Sicherheit / Firewall
• ISBN-10: 0-309-46288-6 / 0309462886
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-46288-4 / 9780309462884
• Zustand: Neuware