New Vistas on Info-Systems Security
Expert InsightsPublished 1997
This paper traces the history and evolution of the various criteria efforts associated with computer system and network security. It notes several new security requirements arising from new system architectures, intense networking, different operational environments, and evolving online services. Finally, it speculates on the continuing role of the Common Criteria.
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- Year: 1997
- Pages: 20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: P-7996
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