Software update as a mechanism for resilience and security proceedings of a workshop /
"Software update is an important mechanism by which security changes and improvements are made in software, and this seemingly simple concept encompasses a wide variety of practices, mechanisms, policies, and technologies. To explore the landscape further, the Forum on Cyber Resilience hosted a...
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Other Authors / Creators: | Johnson, Anne Frances, editor. Millett, Lynette I., editor. |
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Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Cyber Resilience, organizer. |
Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017] |
Series: | Forum on Cyber Resilience workshop series
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Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
Table of Contents:
- Workshop introduction
- Policy considerations : the intersection of public values and private infrastructure
- Technical considerations for secure software updates
- Microsoft's approach to software updates
- Update issues for open-source software
- Cisco's approach to software updates
- Ensuring robust firmware updates
- Updates in the consumer electronics industry
- Software updates in automotive electronic control units
- The NIST perspective on software updates
- Protecting consumers from software update risks
- Discussion
- Afterword.