The defender's dilemma : charting a course toward cybersecurity /

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Cybersecurity is a constant, and, by all accounts growing, challenge. Although software products are gradually becoming more secure and novel approaches to cybersecurity are being developed, hackers are becoming more adept, their tools are better, and their markets are flourishing. The rising tide o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Libicki, Martin C. (Autor), Ablon, Lillian (Autor), Webb, Tim (Engineer) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2015.
Temas:
Computer networks > Security measures.
Computer networks > Security measures > Government policy > United States.
Industries > Security measures.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Sécurité > Mesures.
Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Sécurité > Mesures > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Industrie > Sécurité > Mesures.
COMPUTERS > Internet > Security.
Computer networks > Security measures
Computer networks > Security measures > Government policy
Industries > Security measures
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction.
  • Chief information security officers surveyed.
  • The efficacy of security systems.
  • Improving software.
  • A heuristic cybersecurity model.
  • Lessons for organizations and public policy.
  • Appendixes.
  • Bibliography.
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: Chief Information Security Officers Surveyed; Common Knowledge Confirmed; Reasonable Suppositions Validated; Surprises; Some Conclusions; Chapter Three: The Efficacy of Security Systems; Measures and Countermeasures to Mitigate the Likelihood of an Attack; Attackers and Defenders Often Employ the Same Tools and Techniques; Security Product Development Has Sped Up.
  • The Shift from Signature-Only to Behavior-Based Detection Having More-Sophisticated Tools Do Not Necessarily Equate to Smaller Error Rates; Measures and Countermeasures Developed to Mitigate the Impact of an Attack; Human Element Continues to Be a Great Weakness; A Cycle of Market Offerings; Ideal Solutions Can Depend on the Size of an Organization; Some Conclusions; Chapter Four: Improving Software; When Vulnerabilities Matter; Markets for Zero-Days; In the Short Run, Vulnerability Discovery Might Worsen Matters; Can Software Become Good Enough?; A Wave of (Connected) Gadgets.
  • Some Conclusions Chapter Five: A Heuristic Cybersecurity Model; Model Structure; Results; Sensitivity Analyses; Conclusions; Chapter Six: Lessons for Organizations and Public Policy; Lessons for Organizations; Lessons for Public Policy; Some Conclusions; APPENDIXES; A. Questionnaire; B. Model Specification; C. Baseline Parameters; Bibliography.

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