The defendeŕs dilemma : charting a course toward cybersecurity / Martin C. Libicki, Lillian Ablon, Tim Webb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Libicki, Martin C., author.

Ablon, Lillian, author.

Webb, Tim (Children's story adapter), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyberterrorism--Prevention.

Cyberterrorism.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Computer security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2015

Santa Monica, California : RAND Corporation, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cyber security is a constant, and, by all accounts growing, challenge. This report, the second in a multi-phase study on the future of cyber security, reveals perspectives and perceptions from chief information security officers; examines the development of network defense measures-and the countermeasures that attackers create to subvert those measures; and explores the role of software vulnerabilities and inherent weaknesses.

Contents:

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 Cyber security 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 7, 2015).

ISBN:

0-8330-9103-4

OCLC:

912237900