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Abstract. The overlap in requirements of military information systems and commercial
information systems is steadily growing. Wider use of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)
information technology in military systems offers the prospect of reduced
development and support costs, improved interoperability, reduced technological risk, accelerated
deployment, and incremental system evolution. On the other hand, COTS
products are effectively "black boxes" and are usually not of
military grade, raising significant security and reliability concerns if they
are used in critical Command and Control (C2) information systems.
Management difficulties can also arize as a consequence of frequent
product revisions, immaturity of released products and vendor "lock in".
In the search for affordable leading-edge capability, military forces are
seeking to take advantage of commercial technology wherever possible. This
paper examines potential benefits and risks associated with use of
COTS technology in C2 information systems and outlines a number
of risk mitigation strategies.
Related topics:
COTS, command systems, information security, command systems
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