Secure DoD Software: Considerations for the Vulnerability Market

Abstract

Every year, the DoD upgrades their information technology systems allows new applications to connect to the network, and reconfigures the Enterprise to gain efficiencies. While these actions are to better support the warfighter and satisfy national security interests, they introduce new system vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited. This article recommends the DoD enter the vulnerability marketplace to mitigate the risk of a cyber attack using these undiscovered vulnerabilities. Through use of the vulnerability market, DoD will ensure information security is built into the application, minimize the number of distributed patches and optimize investment in defense programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA597613

Entities

People

  • Bradley C. Panton
  • John M. Colombi
  • Michael R. Grimaila
  • Robert F. Mills

Organizations

  • Ogden Air Logistics Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Network Security
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Investments
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Security
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Cyber