International Liability Issues for Software Quality

Abstract

This report focuses on international law related to cybercrime, international information security standards, and software liability issues as they relate to information security for critical infrastructure applications. Each area is explored and implications for U.S. policy and efforts to create cyber security policy worldwide are discussed. Recommendations are made for U.S. government participation and leadership. This report is one of a series of reports on U.S. policy by the CERT Coordination Center. Prior reports focused on international infrastructure for global security incident response and the technical challenges and global policy issues of tracking and tracing cyber attacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416434

Entities

People

  • Nancy R. Mead

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Links
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Security Protocols
  • Transport Protocols
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber