(.mil/.gov ONLY) This SOAR updates earlier reports to DoD on the subject of malicious code, describes common detection, and prevention techniques, and provides pointers to resources for enhancing organizational information security. This update was considered necessary because, over the past three years, there have been numerous malicious code incidents Read More
CSIAC Reports
Software Tools for Knowledge Management
A variety of software tools for knowledge management have become available, some commercial and some academic. Not all tools that are labeled KM tools are indeed KM tools; their vendors attempt to make them more attractive by attaching this buzzword to them. The KM tools generally provide features such as search and database maintenance, intranet features, Read More
Knowledge Management in Software Engineering
Is knowledge management one of those hyped concepts that rise quickly, ambitiously claims to cure organizational headaches and then fails and falls quietly? Or is it an instrument that will really help organizations address some of the problems they face while trying to achieve their business objectives? In particular, is knowledge management valuable to Read More
Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) Automated Support Tools, A State of the Art Report: Part 2 – Details
This MSIAC State of the Art Report, divided into two parts, provides a compendium and an analysis of COTS, GOTS, and developmental automated tools that can be applied to the verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) of individual models and simulations (M&S) or of systems of models and simulations. This report, "Part 2 - Details", of the Read More
Modeling and Simulation for Information Assurance
(.mil/.gov ONLY) The subject of Information Assurance (IA) has received increased attention over the last several years in the military modeling and simulation (M&S) community and, even more so, in the public domain. In the public domain, organizations are concerned with their ability to ensure the sanctity of their data and associated transactions Read More
Configuration Management Compliance Validation
(.mil/.gov ONLY) The increasing technological sophistication of the Department of Defense (DoD) leads to a dependency on technology that, in turn, represents potentially crippling vulnerabilities. DoD is dependent upon advanced weapon systems and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems throughout all mission areas from Read More
COTS Based Software Development and Integration
The goal of this report is to survey the state of the practice in COTS-based development. The report discusses the definition of COTS and COTS-based system. Then it lists and discusses pros, cons and issues in COTS-based development. The central part is dedicated to survey methods and techniques that can be useful in COTS-based development. Finally a Read More
Using Cost Benefit Analyses to Develop Software Process Improvement (SPI) Strategies
The purpose of this State of the Art Report (SOAR) is to organize the costs and benefits of Software Process Improvement (SPI) strategies, methods, approaches, and alternatives into a form and methodology that enables software managers to identify and select the SPI strategies that are most closely aligned with their business, organizational, and technical Read More
IA Metrics
(.mil/.gov ONLY) IA Metrics CR/TA This report establishes the fundamentals of metrics development methodology and metrics program establishment. It answers the following questions: - What are IA metrics? - Why do organizations need them? - How can they be used? - What is the process for developing IA metrics? - What are some of the IA metrics already and Read More
Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) Automated Support Tools, A State of the Art Report: Part 1 – Overview
This MSIAC State of the Art Report is the first of two reports that provide a compendium and an analysis of COTS, GOTS, and developmental automated tools that can be applied to the verification, validation, and accreditation (VV&A) of individual models and simulations (M&S) or of systems of models and simulations. Part 1 - Overview, contained in this Read More
