Security: technical, social, and legal challenges

Author

Arbaugh, Bill

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

35

Issue

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

109

Lastpage

111

Abstract

Information security is increasingly making headlines these days, and usually the news is not good, some new Internet worm, virus, or Trojan is devastating corporate networks. After more than 25 years of research and engineering, why is our information infrastructure more at risk than ever? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question, and there are no simple solutions. Addressing the problem requires understanding the nature of security and appreciating the need for a more scientific approach. A long-term solution involves significantly improving the design and implementation of software, which demands collaboration between security professionals and software engineers

Keywords

legislation; professional aspects; risk management; security of data; social aspects of automation; software engineering; Internet worm; Trojan; corporate networks; information infrastructure; information security; legal challenges; risk management; scientific approach; security professionals; software engineers; technical challenges; virus; Collaborative software; Computer security; Cryptography; Information security; Information systems; Insurance; Law; Legal factors; Protection; Risk management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.982925

Filename

982925