(.mil/.gov ONLY) Attacks on DoD systems have expanded from simple wiretaps and viruses to session hijacks and trojan horses, and the types and sophistication of these attacks are constantly evolving. In response to these threats, DoD response has also evolved. In recognition of the growing threat and complexity of this problem, DoD developed the defense in Read More
CSIAC Reports
Data Mining
(.mil/.gov ONLY) This report provides an overview of data mining techniques, applications, and COTS data mining software products. Data mining is used to discover previously unknown and meaningful relationships by sifting through large amounts of stored data. Data mining has applications in marketing, information assurance, risk management, and fraud Read More
Mining Software Engineering Data: A Survey
This report discusses the state-of-the-art, as well as recent advances in the use of data mining techniques as applied to software process and product information. This report includes: a discussion on data mining techniques and how they can be used to analyze software engineering data; a bibliography on data mining with special emphasis on data mining of Read More
Data Embedding for Information Assurance
(.mil/.gov ONLY) Provides an assessment of the state-of-the-art in data embedding technology and its application to IA. It is particularly relevant to: information "providers" concerned about intellectual property protection and access control; information "consumers" who are concerned about the security and validation of critical information; and law Read More
Object-Oriented Database Management Systems Revisited
This report reviews the state of the art of Object-Oriented Database Management Systems (OODBMS). The objective of this report is to provide the reader with an understanding of the issues relevant to OODBMS technology and to describe where commercial products stand on these issues. A further objective is to describe the current state of commercial OODBMS in Read More
Using Defect Tracking and Analysis to Improve Software Quality
Defect tracking is a critical component to a successful software quality effort. In fact, Robert Grady of Hewlett-Packard stated in 1996 that “software defect data is [the] most important available management information source for software process improvement decisions,” and that “ignoring defect data can lead to serious consequences for an organization’s Read More
Understanding and Improving Technology Transfer in Software Engineering
This State-of-the-Art-Report summarizes the history of software engineering technology transfer and suggests ways to help us understand how to shorten the time between innovation and effective practice. It begins by examining earlier efforts to understand software-related technology transfer. Then we discuss the process of creating, evaluating, packaging and Read More
Modern Empirical Cost and Schedule Estimation Tools
Cost models were derived from the collection and analysis of large collections of project data. Modelers would fit a curve to the data and analyze those parameters that affected the curve. Early models applied to custom-developed software systems. New software development philosophies and technologies have emerged in the 1980s and 1990s to reduce development Read More
An Analysis of Two Formal Methods: VDM and Z
This paper compares and contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of the Vienna Development Method (VDM) and Z in the software design life cycle phase, and compares and contrasts VDM and Z to other formal models. Tool support, lessons learned, and technical and achieved business benefits are emphasized. Based on available data, this paper analyzes the Read More
Software Interoperability
This report summarizes basic interoperability principles and the different approaches that researchers have taken to provide Software Interoperability. In addition to surveying these methodologies, the report concludes with an outlook on the future of Software Interoperability and a novel means of integrating applications in an industrial environment. Read More
