Inside Risks: The Foresight Saga, Redux.

The author discusses strategies for risk reduction in computing, focusing on the balance between short-term optimization and long-term security and functionality in computer software and hardware, networks, and information systems. He presents recommendations to enable short-term innovation as well...

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Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 55; no. 10; pp. 26 - 30
Main Author:	Neumann, Peter G.
Format:	Opinion
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Oct2012
Subjects:	Risk assessment Computer security Computer reliability Technological innovations
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The author discusses strategies for risk reduction in computing, focusing on the balance between short-term optimization and long-term security and functionality in computer software and hardware, networks, and information systems. He presents recommendations to enable short-term innovation as well as long-term stability, including strengthening and standardizing security and reliability requirements, promoting experimental computer science and engineering research, and formal assurance methods.