Title : 
A review of classification methods for network vulnerability
         
        
            Author : 
Jin, Shuyuan ; Wang, Yong ; Cui, Xiang ; Yun, Xiaochun
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. of Comput., Chinese Acad. of Sci., China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Classification of network vulnerability is critical to detection and risk analysis of network vulnerability. A broad range of classification methods have been proposed in literature. This paper reviews a total of 25 selected approaches and identifies the differences and relations among them. It also points out some open issues for research in this field.
         
        
            Keywords : 
classification; information networks; information systems; reviews; security of data; classification methods; network vulnerability; review; risk analysis; Application software; Computer network reliability; Cybernetics; Information systems; Protection; Risk analysis; Security; Software systems; Terminology; USA Councils; network vulnerability; vulnerability attribute; vulnerability classification;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2009. SMC 2009. IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Antonio, TX
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-2793-2
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1062-922X
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICSMC.2009.5345951