Research on System Integrative Evaluation Method Based on Survivability

Survivability is the essential ability of a system to fulfill its mission, in a timely manner, in the presence of attacks, failures, or accidents. Survivability should be considered beyond security for information system, and quantitative analysis can assess system survivability accurately for improvement. The paper presents a new type of analysis method for computer system survivability which considers both exterior environment and interior components and their correlations. The method can describe the survivability more precisely and exactly. The paper also elaborates on the process of using this method to evaluate system survivability and its advantages.