Engineering Safe and Secure Software Systems (Artech House Information Security and Privacy) - Hardcover

Axelrod, C Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1608074722 ISBN 13: 9781608074723

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

This first-of-its-kind resource offers a broad and detailed understanding of software systems engineering from both security and safety perspectives. Addressing the overarching issues related to safeguarding public data and intellectual property, the book defines such terms as systems engineering, software engineering, security, and safety as precisely as possible, making clear the many distinctions, commonalities, and interdependencies among various disciplines. You explore the various approaches to risk and the generation and analysis of appropriate metrics.

This unique book explains how processes relevant to the creation and operation of software systems should be determined and improved, how projects should be managed, and how products can be assured. You learn the importance of integrating safety and security into the development life cycle. Additionally, this practical volume helps identify what motivators and deterrents can be put in place in order to implement the methods that have been recommended.

Contents: Definitions. Security Metrics. Software Assurance. Differentiating between Security-Criticality and Safety-Criticality. Identity Access Management Issues. Factors Affecting Safety and Security. Risk Models. The Importance of the Requirements Phase. Nonfunctional Requirements. The Transition from Requirements to Specifications. System Design and Development. Validation and Verification. The Impact of Changing Context. Operational Issues. Decommissioning. Cyber Security Economics. The Future of system Safety and Security.

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About the Author

C. Warren Axelrod is the president of C. Warren Axelrod, LLC. He was previously the research director for financial services for the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit and an executive adviser to the Financial Services Technology Consortium. He was also the chief privacy officer and business information security officer for U.S. Trust. He has been a senior information technology executive in financial services for more than 25 years, has contributed to numerous conferences and seminars, and has published extensively. Dr. Axelrod is the author of Enterprise Information Security and Privacy and Outsourcing Information Security (Artech House 2009, 2004). He holds a Ph.D. in managerial economics from Cornell University, and a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and an M.A. in economics and statistics from Glasgow University. He is certified as a CISSP and CISM.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1608074722
• ISBN 13: 9781608074723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326