Security impact ratings considered harmful
Security impact ratings considered harmful
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Security impact ratings considered harmful
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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
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arXiv.org, 2009-04
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English
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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
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In this paper, we question the common practice of assigning security impact ratings to OS updates. Specifically, we present evidence that ranking updates by their perceived security importance, in order to defer applying some updates, exposes systems to significant risk. We argue that OS vendors and security groups should not focus on security upda...
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Security impact ratings considered harmful
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2087660408
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2087660408
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2331-8422
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