Dr. Robert J. Ellison

Software Engineering Institute

Journal Articles

Software Assurance Measurement – Establishing a Confidence that Security is Sufficient

Measuring the software assurance of a product as it functions within a specific system context involves assembling carefully chosen metrics that demonstrate a range of behaviors to establish confidence that the product functions as intended and is free of vulnerabilities…. Read More

The DoD Cybersecurity Policy Chart

This chart captures the tremendous breadth of applicable policies, some of which many cybersecurity professionals may not even be aware, in a helpful organizational scheme.

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CSIAC Journal - Insider Threat and the Malicious Insider Threat

This issue of the CSIAC Journal presents five articles which represent different perspectives on Insider Threat and approaches to understand and remediate that threat.

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CSIAC Journal - Serious Games to Enhance Defense Capabilities

This 2017 special edition of the CSIAC Journal focuses on wargames and the many uses of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) that support decision making needed at the various levels of combat.

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CSIAC Reference Document - Recent Developments in Cyberlaw: 2018

CSIAC SME and member of the American Bar Association’s Information Security Committee, Richard “Rick” Aldrich, gives a snapshot of the recent developments in cyberlaw, policy, standards, court cases and industry legal frameworks. These slides focus on emerging issues such as cloud data storage, the scope of 3rd-party doctrine, encryption, warrants for electronic searches, and artificial intelligence.

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