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Home > CrossTalk Sep 2009

CrossTalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering
  Sep/Oct 2009  
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  Resilient Software  
  * Considering Software Protection for Embedded Systems  (0909KimMcDonald.pdf PDF 284KB)
by Dr. Yong C. Kim and Lt. Col. J. Todd McDonald, Ph.D.
The authors examine the nature of adversarial reverse-engineering attacks on reconfigurable computing technologies—such as field-programmable gate arrays—and provide protection measures.
 
  * Resilient Mixed-Criticality Systems  (0909Sha.pdf PDF 303KB)
by Dr. Lui Sha
Sha’s article examines the design principles and architecture patterns of cyber physical systems and shows their resilience against software design faults, hardware failures, and physical hazards.
 
  * Software Survivability: Where Safety and Security Converge  (0909Goertzel.pdf PDF 143KB)
by Karen Mercedes Goertzel
This article looks at how security- and safety-critical software can be resilient by successfully “fighting through” and avoiding hazards and attacks.
 
  * Investing in Software Resiliency  (0909Axelrod.pdf PDF 168KB)
by Dr. C. Warren Axelrod
What is software resiliency? How is it achieved? What are the costs and measurable benefits? Is it a worthwhile investment? Axelrod answers these questions.
 
  * Making Security Measurable and Manageable  (0909Martin.pdf PDF 387KB)
by Robert A. Martin
This article outlines one organization’s methodology in meeting increased demands for accountability, efficiency, resiliency, and interoperability of information systems—without increased constraints.
 
  * Meeting the Challenge of Assuring Resiliency Under Stress  (0909ONeill.pdf PDF 220KB)
by Don O’Neill
In systems of systems, assuring resiliency under stress is an imperative needing immediate attention, and O’Neill provides an accountable and transparent framework.
 
 
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