Why to adopt a security metric? A brief survey
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چکیده
No doubt that computer security is a hot topic nowadays: given the importance of computer-assisted activities, protection of computer system is of the utmost importance. However we have insofar failed to evaluate the actual security level of a system and thus to justify (either in technical or economical terms) the investments in security. This paper highlights the motivations to improve security measurement techniques, analyses the existing approaches, and discusses whether their are appropriate or some new directions should be explored.
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