Linda Pesante
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by Linda Pesante
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2001 Tech Tip: Managing the Threat of Denial-of-Service Attacks
October 01, 2001 • White Paper
Allen D. HouseholderArt ManionLinda Pesante
In this 2001 paper, the authors describe the then-current situation regarding denial-of-service (DOS) attacks and ways of addressing the problem.
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2001 Tech Tip: Using PGP to Verify Digital Signatures
January 01, 2001 • White Paper
Shawn HernanLinda Pesante
This white paper discusses how to use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to verify digital signatures.
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Report to the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
January 01, 1997 • Special Report
James EllisDavid FisherThomas A. Longstaff
This 1997 report identifies threats to and vulnerabilities of the Internet and estimates the cascade effect that a successful, sustained attack on the Internet would have on the critical national infrastructures set out in Executive Order 13010.
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Technical Writing for Software Engineers
May 01, 1990 • Curriculum Module
Linda LevineLinda PesanteSusan Dunkle
This module, which is directed specifically to software engineers, discusses the writing process in the context of software engineering.
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