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Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities

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Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

Abstract

This bulletin summarized the information presented in NISTIR 8151: Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities: Report to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The publication starts by describing well known security risks and presents a list of specific technical approaches that have the potential to make a dramatic difference in reducing vulnerabilities.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -

Keywords

measurement, metrics, software assurance, software measures, security vulnerabilities, reduce software vulnerability

Citation

Black, P. , Feldman, L. and Witte, G. (2017), Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=922589 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created January 18, 2017, Updated May 4, 2021