Improving Computing Security during the Development of DOD Computerized Weapons Platforms
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While there are a multitude of programming and development standards in place for designing and building government software systems, there are few specific guidelines and special processes in place designed to assure the security and integrity of DOD weapons platforms. Such platforms include C2 (Command and Control) and C3 (Computers, Command, and Control) systems. Guidelines such as AR 380-19 do exist but remain eternally out of date when the methods to defeat their mandated security measures are readily available.
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