Engineering safe and secure software systems

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Engineering safe and secure software systems

C. Warren Axelrod

(Artech House information security and privacy series / Rolf Oppliger)

Artech House, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This first-of-its-kind resource offers a broad and detailed understanding of software systems engineering from both security and safety perspectives. Addressing the overarching issues related to safeguarding public data and intellectual property, the book defines such terms as systems engineering, software engineering, security, and safety as precisely as possible, making clear the many distinctions, commonalities, and interdependencies among various disciplines. Practitioners explore the various approaches to risk and the generation and analysis of appropriate metrics. This unique book explains how processes relevant to the creation and operation of software systems should be determined and improved, how projects should be managed, and how products can be assured. Professionals learn the importance of integrating safety and security into the development life cycle.

Table of Contents

Definitions. Security Metrics. Software Assurance. Differentiating between Security-Criticality and Safety-Criticality. Identity Access Management Issues. Factors Affecting Safety and Security. Risk Models. The Importance of the Requirements Phase. Nonfunctional Requirements. The Transition from Requirements to Specifications. System Design and Development. Validation and Verification. The Impact of Changing Context. Operational Issues. Decommissioning. Cyber Security Economics. The Future of system Safety and Security.

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