Survivability Analysis of Networked Systems
Survivability is the ability of a system to continue operating despite
the presence of abnormal events such as failures and intrusions.
Ensuring system survivability has increased in importance as critical
infrastructures have become heavily dependent on computers. In this
paper we present a systematic method for performing survivability
analysis of networked systems. An architect injects failure and
intrusion events into a system model and then visualizes the effects
of the injected events in the form of {\em scenario graphs}. Our
method enables further global analyses, such as reliability, latency,
and cost-benefit analyses, where mathematical techniques used in
different domains are combined in a systematic manner. We illustrate
our ideas on an abstract model of the United States Payment System.
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Somesh Jha
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