| Software Diversity for Future Systems Security |
Sep 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Abdelouahed Gherbi; Robert Charpentier; Mario Couture; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
 | Software security represents a major concern as cyber attacks continue to grow in number and sophistication. One security-weakening factor is related to the standardized software ecosystem that facilitates the spread of malware in systems that share common vulnerabilities. In this overview article, the main concepts associated with diversity and software redundancy are described in the perspective of improving attack resistance. The remarkable progress made in this area, where commercial implementations ... |
|
| Complexity and Chaos - State-of-the-Art; Glossary |
SEP 2007 |
|
| Authors:
Mario Couture; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
 | A number of 335 key words related to Complexity Theory, chaos and complex systems are defined in this document. For a number of these key words, many definitions originating from different authors are proposed. The aim is to provide the reader some of the perspectives that can be found in the scientific literature regarding the interpretation of concepts in this domain. |
|
| Complexity and Chaos - State-of-the-Art; Formulations and Measures of Complexity |
SEP 2007 |
|
| Authors:
Mario Couture; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
| Different formulations and measures that may be used for evaluating the complexity of systems are gathered in this Technical Note. They might be useful for describing aspects of military complex systems. They were extracted from documents issued from the scientific literature related to Complexity Theory, chaos and complex systems. |
|
| Complexity and Chaos - State-of-the-Art; List of Works, Experts, Organizations, Projects, Journals, Conferences and Tools |
SEP 2007 |
|
| Authors:
Mario Couture; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
| This report is a starting point reference for the search of information on Complexity Theory, chaos and complex systems. This document aims at assembling a number of references to relevant books, papers, experts and organizations as well as tools that are directly or indirectly related to Complexity Theory and complex systems. Many abstracts and additional comments are added to each reference for completeness. This document is the first of a ... |
|
| CapDEM TD -Systems Engineering: State of the Art Report |
28 SEP 2005 |
|
| Authors:
Attilio Bagnulo; Jocelyn Leclerc; Mario Couture; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADAVALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
| This report provides a state-of-the-art review of Systems Engineering standards and approaches as they may apply to the complex nature of military Systems of Systems. It contains an analysis of current practices and trends regarding standards and maturity models, available handbooks and guides, and the most widely used approaches. The report also discusses generic problems and issues encountered in the world of military systems including particular problems and issues that ... |
|
| On the Building of a UML Profile for the Description of Army Architectures in the Context of Complex Systems |
JUN 2005 |
|
| Authors:
Mario Couture; Antoine Duval; Eric Dorion; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
|
| This paper addresses the work surrounding the conception and building of a Unified Modeling Language (UML) profile to be used to model military architectures in the context of complex systems. The revolution in military affairs, which imposes fundamental change in strategic planning and management, causes a shift from the old stovepipe bottom-up threat-based planning to a new top-down Capability-Based Planning (CBP). CBP involves, for instance, the management of acquisition projects ... |
|
Reports by Author
