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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Security Applications Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 10th Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6795-8
DOI :
10.1109/CSAC.1994.367296
