Vulnerability Assessment in Autonomic Networks and Services: a Survey
Résumé
Autonomic networks and services are exposed to a large variety of risks. The vulnerability management process plays a crucial role for ensuring their safe configurations and prevent security attacks. We focus in this survey on the assessment of vulnerabilities in autonomic environments. In particular, we analyze current methods and techniques contributing to the discovery, the description and the detection of these vulnerabilities. We also point out important challenges that should be faced in order to fully integrate this process into the autonomic management plane.