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Whitepapers
Malware security report: Protecting your business, customers and the bottom line
Aug 2011
Drive-by malware downloads itself onto a user's system without their consent. Cybercriminals exploit browser and/or plug-in vulnerabilities to deliver the malware by hiding it within a web page as...
Provided by VeriSign
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White Papers
Energy-Saving in Wireless Sensor Networks Considering Mobile Sensor Nodes
Apr 2011
Event detection is a major issue for applications of wireless sensor networks. In order to detect an event, a sensor network has to identify which application-specific incident has occurred based...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
CARE-CPS: Context-Aware Trust Evaluation for Wireless Networks in Cyber-Physical System Using Policies
Jul 2011
A Cyber-Physical System (CPS) involves a tight coupling between the physical and computational elements. Security is a key challenge for the deployment of CPS. Therefore, it is highly desirable to...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
A Cloud-Based Cyberlearning Environment for Introductory Computing Programming Education
Aug 2011
Cloud computing has tremendous potential to meet the current needs of cyber-education. This paper presents a work-in-progress work to promote personalized and collaborative learning in computer...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Internet security in the age of roaming users
Sep 2011
The whole concept of business - how it's done, when it's done, where it's done - is changing radically, and the legions of mobile workers are leading the change. While cloud computing benefits...
Provided by Symantec
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Webcasts
Detecting Data Leakage and Cyber Threats to PHI With Security Information Management
Oct 2010
In this webcast, the presenters say about healthcare entities address increasing compliance requirements and implement electronic health record systems, the relentless risk of data leakage and...
Provided by NitroSecurity
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Webcasts
Building a Better Bunker: Securing Energy Control Systems Against Terrorists and Cyberwarriors
Oct 2010
In this webcast, the presenters say about power is the basis for almost every critical service known to society. Yet, as energy providers move to more open, public-facing Smart Grid technologies,...
Provided by NitroSecurity
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Webcasts
Automating Security & Compliance With SIEM at Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
Apr 2010
In this webcast, the presenters say about relentless cyber-threats and increasing compliance requirements can overwhelm the existing processes used by hospital IT staffs. New Security Information...
Provided by NitroSecurity
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Whitepapers
Cybercrime risk management helps protect the enterprise
Sep 2011
Organisations need solutions to help protect key business information, whether it's a USB drive full of company information or just being cautious. Today's enterprise needs tools to avoid...
Provided by HP
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White Papers
Understanding and Mitigating the Impact of Interference on Wireless Sensor Networks for Cyber-Physical Systems
Nov 2009
Wireless sensor networks are an emerging technology suitable for Cyber-Physical Systems. However, the wireless links are vulnerable to other interference from various sources. In this paper, the...
Provided by Washington University in St. Louis
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White Papers
Toward Ubiquitous Video-Based Cyber-Physical Systems
Apr 2009
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is a new generation of engineered systems that integrate physical systems with the capability of networked computing and control. Real-time video capture and...
Provided by City University
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Case Studies
Software Company Creates Automated "Database Factory" Using SQL Server 2008
Jan 2008
CyberSavvy believes in using software automation to make life easier for its customers. Its Software as a Service solution, DataPlace, which it terms a "Database factory," enables technical and...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
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White Papers
Security 2.0: Protecting the Endpoints
Aug 2007
With a widening group of users tapping into corporate resources, the need to secure all endpoints cannot be underestimated. Symantec Endpoint Protection includes proactive technologies that...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Raising the bar for hackers (Security)
May 2008
Many production plants are linked to the Internet and utilize standard software, which makes them a potential target for hackers. Siemens is making these systems more secure.
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
Advanced Persistent Threats: A Decade in Review
Jun 2011
This paper defines the term Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) in the context of cyber threats and cyber attack. It presents a timeline and summary of prominent cyber attacks likely attributable to...
Provided by Command Five Pty
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Case Studies
IBM's SPARCLE Policy Management Tool Is Helping Organizations Create, Implement and Monitor Policies That Protect Personal Identifiable Information
Jan 2008
Following a recent wave of identity theft, spamware and online fraud, consumers are demanding that businesses safeguard their personal information from exploitation by cybercriminals and...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Total Least Squares Method for Robust Source Localization in Sensor Networks Using TDOA Measurements
Jun 2011
The TDOA-based source localization problem in sensor networks is considered with sensor node location uncertainty. A Total Least Squares (TLSs) algorithm is developed by a linear closed-form...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
A Game Theoretic Approach for Interuser Interference Reduction in Body Sensor Networks
Jun 2011
As a kind of small-scale Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) can provide the pervasive, long-term, and real-time health monitoring. A high degree of Quality-of-Service (QoS)...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
SMB Data Breach White Paper - How to Protect Your Businesses Data From Cyber Criminals
Oct 2011
Data breach is a multifaceted issue that involves many pieces of a business's operations, customer service and data/information security. In a world where data breach attacks against SMB's is on...
Provided by Identity Fraud
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Podcasts
Consumerization of IT and Sophistication of Attacks
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speaker explains how cybercriminals use marketing-like tactics to target consumers, how that can impact an organization, and how one can stay protected.
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Cybercriminals Using Marketing-Like Approaches to Target Consumers
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speakers explain about the latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR v10) which was released by Microsoft. Volume 10 uncovers evolving threat landscape trend information from...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Protecting the Electric Grid in the Dangerous World
Dec 2011
Today, the widespread use of standard computing platforms and systems linked to the Internet exposes the electric grid to new risks of internal and external compromise and potential disruption. To...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Critical Control System Vulnerabilities Demonstrated - And What to Do About Them
Nov 2011
Control systems are embedded in most industries to automate the production, delivery and safe storage of the food and drinks the people consume, the transportation people take, the chemicals...
Provided by NitroSecurity
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Webcasts
Monitoring and Securing SCADA Networks
Oct 2011
SCADA networks are just different. Compared to enterprise IT networks, they have different security objectives, most of the endpoint actors are machines rather than people, their incidents can...
Provided by NitroSecurity
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Webcasts
Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How Cyberattacks Threaten Real-World Peace
Oct 2011
More and more, nations are waging attacks with cyber weapons - silent strikes on another country's computer systems that leave behind no trace. In this Webcast, the presenter shows how...
Provided by TED Conferences
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White Papers
The Underground Economy of Fake Antivirus Software
May 2011
Fake Anti-Virus (AV) programs have been utilized to defraud millions of computer users into paying as much as one hundred dollars for a phony software license. As a result, fake AV software has...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Experiences In Cyber Security Education: The MIT Lincoln Laboratory Capture-the-Flag Exercise
Jun 2011
Many popular and well-established cyber security Capture The Flag (CTF) exercises are held each year in a variety of settings, including universities and semi-professional security conferences....
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Cyber Security for Smart Grid
Jul 2011
The invention of "Smart grid" promises to improve the efficiency and reliability of the power system. As smart grid is turning out to be one of the most promising technologies, its security...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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White Papers
Trustworthy and Effective Communication of Cybersecurity Risks: A Review
Jul 2011
Slowly but surely, academia and industry are fully accepting the importance of the human element as it pertains to achieving security and trust. Undoubtedly, one of the main motivations for this...
Provided by University of Warwick
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White Papers
Long PN Code Based DSSS Watermarking
Mar 2011
Cyber crimes often involve complicated scenes. In this paper, the authors investigate unidentified crimes committed through anonymous communication networks. They developed a long Pseudo-Noise...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Human Factors-Aware Service Scheduling in Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems
Mar 2011
It is essential to consider drivers' perceptions and reactions when building Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems (VCPS) since the effectiveness and efficiency of VCPS will largely depend on how...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Experimental Challenges in Cyber Security: A Story of Provenance and Lineage for Malware
Aug 2011
Rigorous experiments and empirical studies hold the promise of empowering researchers and practitioners to develop better approaches for cyber security. For example, understanding the provenance...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Continuous Multi-Dimensional Top-K Query Processing in Sensor Networks
Mar 2011
Top-k query has long been an important topic in many fields of computer science. Efficient implementation of the top-k queries is the key for information searching. With the new frontier such as...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Podcasts
Insider Threats
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker discusses extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. The speaker also covers the importance of...
Provided by Imperva
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Podcasts
Host of the Network Security Blog and Podcast Series, and QSA
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the recent webcast from Homeland Security titled "Do the Payment card Industry Data Standards Reduce Cyber Crime." The speaker also shares with one of his...
Provided by Imperva
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Podcasts
Interview With Joseph Weiss, Industry Expert on Control Systems and Electronic Security
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker discusses about cyber security within industrial control system environments, SCADA, and NERC. The speaker shares a number of perspectives based upon his decades of...
Provided by Imperva
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White Papers
ATM Cyber Threats Come to the Fore
May 2011
Traditional skimming still tops the list and second comes illegal break-ins to bank premises where ATM's are installed and physical removal of the machines. However, cyber attacks are rising while...
Provided by StarForce Technologies
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Whitepapers
Politically Motivated Denial of Service Attacks
Jul 2009
Cyberwarfare has been waged for well over a decade, utilizing methods such as website defacement, data leakage, and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). This paper focuses on the latter,...
Provided by Arbor Networks
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White Papers
Protecting Data From the Cyber Theft - A Virulent Disease
May 2010
Network security policies are essential elements in Internet security. Network security perimeter devices such as firewalls, IPSec, and IDS/IPS devices operate based on locally configured...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
A Meta-learning-based Approach for Detecting Profile Injection Attacks in Collaborative Recommender Systems
Jan 2012
Recent research has shown the significant vulnerabilities of collaborative recommender systems in the face of profile injection attacks, in which malicious users insert fake profiles into the...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
A Game Theoretical Approach to Communication Security
Mar 2011
The increased reliance on the Internet has made information and communication systems more vulnerable to security attacks. Many recent incidents demonstrate this vulnerability, such as the rapid...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Middleware Integration and Deployment Strategies for Cyber Infrastructures
Mar 2008
Virtual Organizations require infrastructure that meets their scientific needs. Traditionally, a VO can require access to computational back-ends that are suited for interactive applications,...
Provided by University of Florida
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White Papers
Cyber Security Predictions for the Next Decade
Jan 2010
The first decade of this century has been a significant period for cyber security. As the authors look back at the last ten years - which started with attacks at the network layer with major worms...
Provided by Cenzic
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White Papers
Women in Cyber-security: A Study of Career Advancement
Oct 2008
As cyber-security provides more jobs and becomes central to company operations, women's advancement to executive and managerial positions will have serious consequences for gender equity in the...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Analyzing Self-Defense Investments in Internet Security Under Cyber-Insurance Coverage
Mar 2010
Internet users such as individuals and organizations are subject to different types of epidemic risks such as worms, viruses, and botnets. To reduce the probability of risk, an Internet user...
Provided by University of Southern California
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White Papers
The Dark Side of Social Networking Communities
Jun 2007
Online social networking communities are connecting hundreds of millions of individuals across the globe and facilitating new modes of interaction. Due to their immense popularity, an important...
Provided by Georgia Institute of Technology
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White Papers
A Study of Link Farm Distribution and Evolution Using a Time Series of Web Snapshots
Apr 2009
In this paper, the authors study the overall link-based spam structure and its evolution which would be helpful for the development of robust analysis tools and research for Web spamming as a...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Explorations in Cyber International Relations (ECIR) Data Dashboard Report #1: CERT Data Sources and Prototype Dashboard System
Aug 2009
Growing global interconnection and interdependency of computer networks, in combination with increased sophistication of cyber attacks over time, demonstrate the need for better understanding of...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Cyber Physical Systems: Design Challenges
May 2008
This paper examines the challenges in designing such systems, and in particular raises the question of whether today's computing and networking technologies provide an adequate foundation for CPS....
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
Would a "Cyber Warrior" Protect Us? Exploring Trade-Offs Between Attack and Defense of Information Systems
Sep 2010
As information security shifts from the realm of computer science to national security, the priority for safe and secure systems will be balanced against the appeal of using information insecurity...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
The Economics of Cybersecurity: Principles and Policy Options
Dec 2010
Economics puts the challenges facing cybersecurity into perspective better than a purely technical approach does. Systems often fail because the organizations that defend them do not bear the full...
Provided by Harvard University
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White Papers
Physically Restricted Authentication and Encryption for Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are characterized by the close linkage of computational resources and physical devices. These systems can be deployed in a number of critical infrastructure settings....
Provided by Purdue University
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White Papers
Access Control Challenges for Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
With the growth of wireless networks and mobile devices, the authors are moving closer towards an era of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs). Such systems have the potential to benefit numerous...
Provided by Colorado State University
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White Papers
Cyber Physical Systems Requirements to Mitigate Stress Points by Introduction of Distributed Energy Resources Into Scalable Grid Environments
Jul 2009
The purpose of this paper is to describe the new approaches necessary to protect the new power grid This paper advocates the approach of protecting critical subnetworks as a reconfiguration...
Provided by Raytheon
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White Papers
Role-Based Access Control for Cyber-Physical Systems Using Shibboleth
Jul 2009
In this paper, the authors propose a Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system for the distributed resources in a cyber-physical system. Current identity-based access control systems cause...
Provided by Wright State University
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White Papers
Visual Analytics in Support of Secure Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7), released in 2003, firmly established the term critical infrastructure protection and directed action be taken to identify, prioritize, and...
Provided by University of Washington
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White Papers
A Policy and Trust Driven Framework for Securing Cyber Physical Systems
Jul 2009
Cyber Physical Systems play a crucial role in national infrastructure and securing them is of vital importance to national security. There has been ample evidence in the recent past exposing the...
Provided by University of Maryland
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White Papers
Addressing Safety and Security Contradictions in Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
Modern cyber-physical systems are found in important domains such as automobiles, medical devices, building automation, avionics, etc. Hence, they are increasingly prone to security violations....
Provided by University of Illinois
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White Papers
Autonomous Defenses for Security Attacks in Pervasive CPS Infrastructure
Jul 2009
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) integrate computation with sensing, control, and physical systems and will enable development of next-generation services and smart infrastructure across many...
Provided by University of Virginia
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White Papers
Position Paper: Modeling and Simulation for Process Control System Cyber Security Research, Development and Applications
Jul 2009
This paper advocates for increasing the utilization of hybrid modeling and simulation technologies for understanding and developing mitigations for cyber threats upon Industrial Control Systems...
Provided by Sandia National Laboratories
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White Papers
Position Paper: Protecting Process Control Systems Against Lifecycle Attacks Using Trust Anchors
Jul 2009
Critical infrastructure systems are vulnerable to physical and cyber attack. Securing these systems is a top priority for the U.S., but ongoing efforts ignore important aspects of the Information...
Provided by Sandia National Laboratories
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White Papers
Cyber-Related Risk Assessment and Critical Asset Identification Within the Power Grid
Jul 2009
This paper introduces a new way to detect and improve the vulnerability of bulk power systems against the intrusion and malicious acts of cyber hackers. For this aim, detecting the most vulnerable...
Provided by Rutgers University
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White Papers
Power Infrastructure Security: Fundamental Insights of Potential Cyber Attacks and Their Impacts on the Power Grid
Jul 2009
The information infrastructure for the power networks was often viewed as a collection of individual communication channels, separate databases, multiple systems, and different protocols....
Provided by Rutgers University
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White Papers
Cyber-Physical Systems Security-Challenges and Research Ideas
Jul 2009
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are at a crossroads. Typical CPSs with multi-loop control consisting of device controllers, plant-level distributed control, and system-wide SCADA components are...
Provided by BBN Technologies
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White Papers
Position Paper for Workshop on Future Directions in Cyber-Physical Systems Security
Jul 2009
Cyber-Physical System (CPS) security presents new problems inasmuch as cyber-physical systems are different from either information systems (IS) or Physical Control Systems (PCS) in that there are...
Provided by University of Texas
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Whitepapers
Continuous Assurance for Cyber Physical System Security
Jul 2009
The security and privacy of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) has been the subject of a lot of concern in the recent past especially in the context of the safety of critical infrastructure such as the...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Security in Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
Information Security is a domain of IT that has a well developed body of knowledge, and a cadre of practitioners with significant experience in securing IT systems. Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)...
Provided by University of Houston
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White Papers
Challenges in Security for Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2009
The design of security for cyber-physical systems must take into account several characteristics common to such systems. Among these are feedback between the cyber and physical environment,...
Provided by University of Southern California
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White Papers
Bundle: A Group Based Programming Abstraction for Cyber Physical Systems
Feb 2010
This paper describes a novel group based programming abstraction called a 'Bundle' for Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). Similar to other programming abstractions, a Bundle creates logical collections...
Provided by University of Virginia
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White Papers
Sensor Network Navigation Without Locations
May 2009
The authors propose a pervasive usage of the sensor network infrastructure as a cyber-physical system for navigating internal users in locations of potential danger. The proposed application...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Simplifying Cyber Foraging for Mobile Devices
Jun 2007
Cyber foraging is the transient and opportunistic use of compute servers by mobile devices. The short market life of such devices makes rapid modification of applications for remote execution an...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
A Survey of Game Theory as Applied to Network Security
Sep 2009
Network security is a complex and challenging problem. The area of network defense mechanism design is receiving immense attention from the research community for more than two decades. However,...
Provided by University of Memphis
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White Papers
Game Theory for Cyber Security
Apr 2010
While there are significant advances in information technology and infrastructure which offer new opportunities, cyberspace is still far from completely secured. In many cases, the employed...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
A Stochastic Game Model With Imperfect Information in Cyber Security
Jan 2010
While there are significant advances in information technology and infrastructure which offer new opportunities, cyberspace is still far from completely secured. Recently, researchers have started...
Provided by University of Memphis
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White Papers
Cyber Security in the National Market System
Sep 2009
A secure financial market system is critical to the national economy. Yet, the authors show that over the past thirty years, financial market regulations have actually increased the vulnerability...
Provided by University of Arizona
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White Papers
Cybersecurity for Electric Power Control and Automation Systems
Dec 2007
Disruption of electric power operations can be catastrophic on the national security and economy. Due to the complexity of widely dispersed assets and the interdependency between computer,...
Provided by Iowa State University
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White Papers
Link Privacy in Social Networks
Feb 2008
The authors consider a privacy threat to a social network in which the goal of an attacker is to obtain knowledge of a significant fraction of the links in the network. They formalize the typical...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
A Certificateless Signature Scheme for Mobile Wireless Cyber-Physical Systems
Jul 2008
Due to the unique characteristics of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) such as interaction with the physical world, many new research challenges arise. Many CPS applications will be implemented on...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Cyberinfrastructure and Web 2.0
Jan 2008
The authors review the emergence of a diverse collection of modern Internet scale programming approaches, collectively known as Web 2.0, and compare these to the goals of cyberinfrastructure and...
Provided by Indiana University
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White Papers
SCADA-Specific Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems: A Survey and Taxonomy
Apr 2010
Due to standardization and connectivity to the Internet, Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems now face the threat of cyber attacks. SCADA systems were designed without cyber...
Provided by University of California, Berkeley
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White Papers
Toward Ubiquitous Video-Based Cyber-Physical Systems
Apr 2009
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is a new generation of engineered systems that integrate physical systems with the capability of networked computing and control. Real-time video capture and...
Provided by City University
-
Case Studies
Software Company Creates Automated "Database Factory" Using SQL Server 2008
Jan 2008
CyberSavvy believes in using software automation to make life easier for its customers. Its Software as a Service solution, DataPlace, which it terms a "Database factory," enables technical and...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
-
White Papers
Security 2.0: Protecting the Endpoints
Aug 2007
With a widening group of users tapping into corporate resources, the need to secure all endpoints cannot be underestimated. Symantec Endpoint Protection includes proactive technologies that...
Provided by Symantec
-
White Papers
Raising the bar for hackers (Security)
May 2008
Many production plants are linked to the Internet and utilize standard software, which makes them a potential target for hackers. Siemens is making these systems more secure.
Provided by Siemens
-
White Papers
Advanced Persistent Threats: A Decade in Review
Jun 2011
This paper defines the term Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) in the context of cyber threats and cyber attack. It presents a timeline and summary of prominent cyber attacks likely attributable to...
Provided by Command Five Pty
-
Case Studies
IBM's SPARCLE Policy Management Tool Is Helping Organizations Create, Implement and Monitor Policies That Protect Personal Identifiable Information
Jan 2008
Following a recent wave of identity theft, spamware and online fraud, consumers are demanding that businesses safeguard their personal information from exploitation by cybercriminals and...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Total Least Squares Method for Robust Source Localization in Sensor Networks Using TDOA Measurements
Jun 2011
The TDOA-based source localization problem in sensor networks is considered with sensor node location uncertainty. A Total Least Squares (TLSs) algorithm is developed by a linear closed-form...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
A Game Theoretic Approach for Interuser Interference Reduction in Body Sensor Networks
Jun 2011
As a kind of small-scale Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) can provide the pervasive, long-term, and real-time health monitoring. A high degree of Quality-of-Service (QoS)...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
SMB Data Breach White Paper - How to Protect Your Businesses Data From Cyber Criminals
Oct 2011
Data breach is a multifaceted issue that involves many pieces of a business's operations, customer service and data/information security. In a world where data breach attacks against SMB's is on...
Provided by Identity Fraud
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Podcasts
Consumerization of IT and Sophistication of Attacks
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speaker explains how cybercriminals use marketing-like tactics to target consumers, how that can impact an organization, and how one can stay protected.
Provided by Microsoft
-
Podcasts
Cybercriminals Using Marketing-Like Approaches to Target Consumers
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speakers explain about the latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR v10) which was released by Microsoft. Volume 10 uncovers evolving threat landscape trend information from...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Whitepapers
Protecting the Electric Grid in the Dangerous World
Dec 2011
Today, the widespread use of standard computing platforms and systems linked to the Internet exposes the electric grid to new risks of internal and external compromise and potential disruption. To...
Provided by Oracle
-
Webcasts
Critical Control System Vulnerabilities Demonstrated - And What to Do About Them
Nov 2011
Control systems are embedded in most industries to automate the production, delivery and safe storage of the food and drinks the people consume, the transportation people take, the chemicals...
Provided by NitroSecurity
-
Webcasts
Monitoring and Securing SCADA Networks
Oct 2011
SCADA networks are just different. Compared to enterprise IT networks, they have different security objectives, most of the endpoint actors are machines rather than people, their incidents can...
Provided by NitroSecurity
-
Webcasts
Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How Cyberattacks Threaten Real-World Peace
Oct 2011
More and more, nations are waging attacks with cyber weapons - silent strikes on another country's computer systems that leave behind no trace. In this Webcast, the presenter shows how...
Provided by TED Conferences
-
White Papers
The Underground Economy of Fake Antivirus Software
May 2011
Fake Anti-Virus (AV) programs have been utilized to defraud millions of computer users into paying as much as one hundred dollars for a phony software license. As a result, fake AV software has...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
Experiences In Cyber Security Education: The MIT Lincoln Laboratory Capture-the-Flag Exercise
Jun 2011
Many popular and well-established cyber security Capture The Flag (CTF) exercises are held each year in a variety of settings, including universities and semi-professional security conferences....
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-
White Papers
Cyber Security for Smart Grid
Jul 2011
The invention of "Smart grid" promises to improve the efficiency and reliability of the power system. As smart grid is turning out to be one of the most promising technologies, its security...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
-
White Papers
Trustworthy and Effective Communication of Cybersecurity Risks: A Review
Jul 2011
Slowly but surely, academia and industry are fully accepting the importance of the human element as it pertains to achieving security and trust. Undoubtedly, one of the main motivations for this...
Provided by University of Warwick
-
White Papers
Long PN Code Based DSSS Watermarking
Mar 2011
Cyber crimes often involve complicated scenes. In this paper, the authors investigate unidentified crimes committed through anonymous communication networks. They developed a long Pseudo-Noise...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Human Factors-Aware Service Scheduling in Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems
Mar 2011
It is essential to consider drivers' perceptions and reactions when building Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems (VCPS) since the effectiveness and efficiency of VCPS will largely depend on how...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
White Papers
Experimental Challenges in Cyber Security: A Story of Provenance and Lineage for Malware
Aug 2011
Rigorous experiments and empirical studies hold the promise of empowering researchers and practitioners to develop better approaches for cyber security. For example, understanding the provenance...
Provided by University of California
-
White Papers
Continuous Multi-Dimensional Top-K Query Processing in Sensor Networks
Mar 2011
Top-k query has long been an important topic in many fields of computer science. Efficient implementation of the top-k queries is the key for information searching. With the new frontier such as...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
-
Podcasts
Insider Threats
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker discusses extensively about insider threats, shares some stories from the trenches, and discusses the nature of cybercrime. The speaker also covers the importance of...
Provided by Imperva
-
Podcasts
Host of the Network Security Blog and Podcast Series, and QSA
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the recent webcast from Homeland Security titled "Do the Payment card Industry Data Standards Reduce Cyber Crime." The speaker also shares with one of his...
Provided by Imperva
-
Podcasts
Interview With Joseph Weiss, Industry Expert on Control Systems and Electronic Security
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker discusses about cyber security within industrial control system environments, SCADA, and NERC. The speaker shares a number of perspectives based upon his decades of...
Provided by Imperva
-
White Papers
ATM Cyber Threats Come to the Fore
May 2011
Traditional skimming still tops the list and second comes illegal break-ins to bank premises where ATM's are installed and physical removal of the machines. However, cyber attacks are rising while...
Provided by StarForce Technologies
-
Whitepapers
Politically Motivated Denial of Service Attacks
Jul 2009
Cyberwarfare has been waged for well over a decade, utilizing methods such as website defacement, data leakage, and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). This paper focuses on the latter,...
Provided by Arbor Networks
-
White Papers
Protecting Data From the Cyber Theft - A Virulent Disease
May 2010
Network security policies are essential elements in Internet security. Network security perimeter devices such as firewalls, IPSec, and IDS/IPS devices operate based on locally configured...
Provided by Academy Publisher
-
White Papers
A Meta-learning-based Approach for Detecting Profile Injection Attacks in Collaborative Recommender Systems
Jan 2012
Recent research has shown the significant vulnerabilities of collaborative recommender systems in the face of profile injection attacks, in which malicious users insert fake profiles into the...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
A Unified Data Mining Solution for Authorship Analysis in Anonymous Textual Communications
Apr 2011
The cyber world provides an anonymous environment for criminals to conduct malicious activities such as spamming, sending ransom e-mails, and spreading botnet malware. Often, these activities...
Provided by Concordia University
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White Papers
A Novel Approach of Mining Write-Prints for Authorship Attribution in E-mail Forensics
Mar 2011
There is an alarming increase in the number of cybercrime incidents through anonymous e-mails. The problem of e-mail authorship attribution is to identify the most plausible author of an anonymous...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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Mining Writeprints From Anonymous E-mails for Forensic Investigation
Mar 2010
Many criminals exploit the convenience of anonymity in the cyber world to conduct illegal activities. E-mail is the most commonly used medium for such activities. Extracting knowledge and...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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Adapting the Pretty Good Privacy Security Style to Power System Distributed Network Protocol
Sep 2011
Power system modernization with increasing operation automation and integration results in growing computer network access. This facilitates cyber-attackers' capabilities to assume control over...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Data Mining for Security Applications
May 2010
In this paper, the authors discuss various data mining techniques that they have successfully applied for cyber-security. These applications include but are not limited to malicious code detection...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Three tips for better remote working
Feb 2012
Remote work is becoming increasingly important for organisations that are attempting to drive down their costs and to become more agile by enabling employees to work from any location - at home,...
Provided by Imation
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Synthesizing Switching Logic for Safety and Dwell-Time Requirements
Apr 2010
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) can be usefully modeled as hybrid automata combining the physical dynamics within modes with discrete switching behavior between modes. CPS designs must satisfy safety...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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2012 Olympics: Is your business prepared?
Feb 2012
Athletes prepare for all kinds of conditions and problems in competition. With the London-hosted Olympics fast approaching, businesses should be prepared with policies to keep performance high...
Provided by Symantec.cloud
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Defining your data demands in simple steps
Feb 2012
Businesses have seen a deluge of data, with more devices, more platforms and more access -- and, of course, more ways to lose and leak information. By 2020, it's estimated that the world will...
Provided by Symantec.cloud
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Data Mining for Security and Crime Detection
Jun 2008
As the internet becomes more pervasive in all areas of human activity, attackers can use the anonymity of the cyberspace to commit crimes and compromise the IT infrastructure. As currently there...
Provided by Fraunhofer IAIS
