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The use of free and open source software is gaining momentum due to the ever increasing availability and use of the Internet. Organizations are also now adopting open source software, despite some reservations in particular regarding the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-12-02 Faheem Ahmed , Piers Campbell , Ahmad Jaffar , Luiz Fernando Capretz

Caveat emptor, or let the buyer beware, is commonly attributed to open source software (OSS)-the onus is on the OSS consumer to ensure that it is fit for use in the consumer's context. OSS has been compared to an open market bazaar where…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Nancy Mead , Carol Woody , Scott Hissam

The rapid development of computer network system brings both a great convenience and new security threats for users. Network security problem generally includes network system security and data security. Specifically, it refers to the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-19 Tulasi Udupa A , Sushma Jayaram , Shreya Ganesh Hegde

Many open source software (OSS) projects need more human resources for maintenance, improvements, and sometimes even their survival. These needs allegedly apply even to vital OSS projects that can be seen as being a part of the world's…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-18 Jukka Ruohonen , Gaurav Choudhary , Adam Alami

This chapter will survey pervasive computing with a look at how its constraint for transparency affects issues of resource management and security. The goal of pervasive computing is to render computing transparent, such that computing…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2008-01-22 Mark Wenstrom , Eloisa Bentivegna , Ali Hurson

Software has gained immense importance in our everyday lifeand is handling each and every aspect of today's technologicalworld. The idea of software at initial phase was implemented bya very precise minority of individual and now it's…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2011-09-02 Umer Farooq , M. Aqeel Iqbal , Usman Shabbir , Sohail Nazir

New model of software safety is offered. Distribution of mistakes in program on stages of life cycle is researched. Study of ways of increase of reliability of software at help simulation program is leaded.

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2008-07-02 Arkadiy Khandjian

The concept of cloud computing was introduced to meet the increase in demand for new application for a project, and to provide a large storage facility whenever or wherever a user needs it. The cloud system facility helped many industries…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2013-01-04 Priyanka Naik , Sugata Sanyal

This paper systematizes log based Transparency Enhancing Technologies. Based on work on transparency from multiple disciplines we outline the purpose, usefulness, and pitfalls of transparency. We describe the mechanisms that allow log based…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Alexander Hicks

Reproducibility is inseparable from transparency, as sharing data, code and computational environment is a pre-requisite for being able to retrace the steps of producing the research results. Others have made the case that this artifact…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-05-19 Lorena A. Barba

Reliability prediction is crucial for ensuring the safety and security of software systems, especially in the context of industry practices. While various metrics and measurements are employed to assess software reliability, the complexity…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Dapeng Yan , Wenjie Yang , Kui Liu , Zhiming Liu , Zhikuang Cai

Difficulty of safety-related software standards to help producing software for safe systems is discussed. Some research activity and other actions are proposed to focus on and possibly resolve long-lasting related problems.

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-04-29 Mario Fusani , Giuseppe Lami

Free and open source software is widely used in the creation of software systems, whereas many organisations choose to provide their systems as open source. Open source software carries licenses that determine the conditions under which the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-10-04 Maria Papoutsoglou , Georgia M. Kapitsaki , Daniel German , Lefteris Angelis

Security holds an important role in a software. Most people are not aware of the significance of security in software system and tend to assume that they will be fine without security in their software systems. However, the lack of security…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-12-25 Ariessa Davaindran Lingham , Nelson Tang Kwong Kin , Chen Wan Jing , Chong Heng Loong , Fatima-tuz-Zahra

Innovation in hardware is slowing due to rising costs of chip design and diminishing benefits from Moore's law and Dennard scaling. Software innovation, on the other hand, is flourishing, helped in good measure by a thriving open-source…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2016-06-14 Gagan Gupta , Tony Nowatzki , Vinay Gangadhar , Karthikeyan Sankaralingam

Open science describes the movement of making any research artefact available to the public and includes, but is not limited to, open access, open data, and open source. While open science is becoming generally accepted as a norm in other…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Daniel Méndez Fernández , Daniel Graziotin , Stefan Wagner , Heidi Seibold

The software supply chain involves a multitude of tools and processes that enable software developers to write, build, and ship applications. Recently, security compromises of tools or processes has led to a surge in proposals to address…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Marcela S. Melara , Mic Bowman

Open Science aims to foster openness and collaboration in research, leading to more significant scientific and social impact. However, practicing Open Science comes with several challenges and is currently not properly rewarded. In this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Edson OliveiraJr , Fernanda Madeiral , Alcemir Rodrigues Santos , Christina von Flach , Sergio Soares

This document explores the advantages of integrating open source software and practices in managing a scientific lab, emphasizing reproducibility and the avoidance of pitfalls. It details practical applications from website management using…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Julien Cohen-Adad

Not long ago, it was thought that only software applications and general purpose digital systems i.e. computers were prone to various types of attacks against their security. The underlying hardware, hardware implementations of these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-10-04 Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam , Muhammad Naeem Ayyaz