GAO-04-706, INFORMATION SECURITY: Continued Action Needed to Improve Software Patch Management

Update/Patch Management Systems: A Protocol Taxonomy with Security Implications

Software fixes, patches and updates are issued periodically to extend the functional life cycle of software products. In order to facilitate the prompt notification, delivery, and installation of updates, the software industry has responded with update and patch management systems. Because of the proprietary nature of these systems, improvement efforts by academic researchers are greatly restri...

The effect of developing the dynamics of library software system on information security management (Case study: Libraries of Islamic Azad universities of the country)

Background and Objective: Information security is of vital importance in most organizations. This is especially central in academic libraries due to the specific type of visitors, exchange and transfer of information to the users. Thus, the purpose   is to investigate the relationship of the development of library software and information security management in the libraries of Islamic Azad Uni...

Security considerations for the spiral development model

Security measures have been well established within the waterfall development life cycle model. However, more software projects are using the spiral development life cycle model. Software developers and project managers can easily forget about adapting security measures within this new approach (Daud, 2010). The spiral model uses iterative steps that can create changes in each phase of software...

GAO-04-1098T Drinking Water: Experts' Views on How Federal Funding Can Best Be Spent To Improve Security

On Management Matters: Why We Must Improve Public Health Management Through Action; Comment on “Management Matters: A Leverage Point for Health Systems Strengthening in Global Health”

Public health management is a pillar of public health practice. Only through effective management can research, theory, and scientific innovation be translated into successful public health action. With this in mind, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an innovative program called Improving Public Health Management for Action (IMPACT) which aims to address th...