202 scholarly books by RAND Corporation and 8
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Zero Days, Thousands of Nights: The Life and Times of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Their Exploits
Lillian Ablon
RAND Corporation, 2017
Library of Congress MLCM 2021/43545 (QA)
Zero-day vulnerabilities—software vulnerabilities for which no patch or fix has been publicly released—and their exploits are useful in cyber operations, as well as in defensive and academic settings. This report provides findings from real-world zero-day vulnerability and exploit data that can inform ongoing policy debates regarding stockpiling (i.e., keeping zero-day vulnerabilities private) versus disclosing them to the public.
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Consumer Attitudes Toward Data Breach Notifications and Loss of Personal Information
Lillian Ablon
RAND Corporation, 2016
Library of Congress HV6773.2.A25 2016
Although spending on cybersecurity continues to grow, companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations are still being breached, and sensitive personal, financial, and health information is still being compromised. This report sets out the results of a study of consumer attitudes toward data breaches, notifications that a breach has occurred, and company responses to such events.
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Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data: Hackers' Bazaar
Lillian Ablon
RAND Corporation, 2014
Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by burgeoning black markets. This report characterizes these markets and how they have grown into their current state to provide insight into how their existence can harm the information security environment. Understanding these markets lays the groundwork for exploring options to minimize their potentially harmful influence.
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Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers
James M. Anderson
RAND Corporation, 2014
Library of Congress HD9710.A2A53 2014 | Dewey Decimal 338.476292
The automotive industry appears close to substantial change engendered by “self-driving” technologies. This technology offers the possibility of significant benefits to social welfare—saving lives; reducing crashes, congestion, fuel consumption, and pollution; increasing mobility for the disabled; and ultimately improving land use. This report is intended as a guide for state and federal policymakers on the many issues that this technology raises.
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The Changing Role of Criminal Law in Controlling Corporate Behavior
James M. Anderson
RAND Corporation, 2014
Library of Congress KF9236.5.A93 2014 | Dewey Decimal 345.7304
This report addresses the use of criminal sanctions to control corporate behavior—prosecutions both of corporations and of employees for actions taken on corporations’ behalf. The authors describe the current state of the use of criminal sanctions in controlling corporate behavior, describe how the current regime developed, and offer suggestions about how the use of criminal sanctions to control corporate behavior might be improved.
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Food Insecurity Among Members of the Armed Forces and Their Dependents
Beth J. Asch
RAND Corporation, 2023
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 directed the Secretary of Defense to report on food insecurity among members of the armed forces and their dependents. RAND researchers examined the eight elements from the directive (including an assessment of the current extent of food insecurity among service members and their dependents) and developed answers, along with listing areas requiring additional analysis.
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How Will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Affect Liability Insurance Costs?
David I. Auerbach
RAND Corporation, 2014
This report identifies potential mechanisms through which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might affect liability claim costs and develops rough estimates of the size and direction of expected impacts as of 2016. Overall, effects of the ACA appear likely to be small relative to aggregate auto, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice insurer payouts, but some states and insurance lines may experience cost changes as high as 5 percent or more.
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Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success
Catherine H. Augustine
RAND Corporation, 2013
Library of Congress LC5751.A94 2013 | Dewey Decimal 371.232
RAND is conducting a longitudinal study that evaluates the effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs in reducing summer learning loss, which contributes substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income students. Based on evaluations of programs in six school districts, this second report in a series provides research-based advice for school district leaders as they create and strengthen summer programs.
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