Recoverability as a First-Class Security Objective

The Forum on Cyber Resilience of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the Workshop on Recoverability as a First-Class Security Objective on February 8, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The workshop featured presentations from several experts in industry, research, and government roles who spoke about the complex facets of recoverability—that is, the ability to restore normal operations and security in a system affected by software or hardware failure or a deliberate attack. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction and Framing2 Summary of Workshop Presentations3 Closing Observations and DiscussionAppendixesAppendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants ListAppendix B: Steering Committee BiographiesAppendix C: Speaker Biographies