Software update as a mechanism for resilience and security proceedings of a workshop / Anne Frances Johnson and Lynette I. Millett, rapporteurs ;The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
| Author/creator | Workshop on Software Update |
| Other author | Johnson, Anne Frances. |
| Other author | Millett, Lynette I. |
| Other author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Cyber Resilience. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2017] |
| Description | x, 81 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Forum on Cyber Resilience workshop series |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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 workshop featuring invited speakers from government, the private sector, and academia. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"-- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| General note | "The Forum on Cyber Resilience of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a Workshop on Software Update at its Winter 2017 meeting on February 6, 2017, in Washington, D.C."--Page 1. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017465169 |
| ISBN | 9780309462884 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0309462886 (paperback) |