Applying Security Patches

Abstract

Failure to keep operating system and application software up to date is the most common mistake made by information system professionals and users. Unfortunately, despite extensive testing, all operating systems and applications are released with bugs (errors in the software) that affect security, performance and stability. Most estimates for the number of bugs in published software range from 5 up to 20 bugs per 1000 lines of code. Most of these bugs do not represent significant errors and do not affect the performance or security of a system, and therefore are not usually noticed. However, some may have a negative impact on security and performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 23, 2001
Accession Number
ADA405074

Entities

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Virus Software
  • Application Software
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Educational Psychology