crucial subject for information security. The password based authentication is weak solution and no longer adequate. User select static password which is easy to guess and remember‚ relevant information or common for all authentication process. This simplicity makes weak authentication scheme; as so far‚ static passwords are known as easiest target for attackers. Further‚ Security Token based runtime interaction could extend the strength of authentication control. Security tokens can be used for strong
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Securing the Homeland Introduction The security of the United States and living without being under a constant threat should be very important to all citizens and those who visit this country. The research revealed some interesting facts‚ it is impossible to secure every commercial building‚ airport‚ bridge‚ bypass‚ and government building. One element of the security is that terrorists will not have the ability to attack every place in the United States. However‚ everything is a possible target
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CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS SECURITY FOR THE SMART GRID A. C´ardenas ‚ R. Moreno‚ “Cyber-Physical Systems security for the Smart Grid‚” CPS Workshop 2011. The authors focus on giving a brief overview of why traditional security mechanisms for power systems are inadequate and the need for CPS security. They briefly describe the functional areas of the grid: State estimation-need for SE‚ mathematically modeling it‚ testing bad measurements. Constructing the network topology based
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TRADITIONAL SECURITY VS HUMAN SECURITY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INSTRUCTOR: SURAT HORACHAIKUL 12/13/2012 TRADITIONAL SECURITY VS HUMAN SECURITY 2012 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2 2. TRADITIONAL SECURITY VS HUMAN SECURITY .................................................................................... 3 2.1. TRADITIONAL SECURITY ........
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Contract Security vs. Proprietary Security Christopher R Raetano University of Phoenix Security is an essential part of any organization. Our manufacturing plant is no different. In this manufacturing plant we are tasked with making high-tech components for an international automobile manufacture. It is our responsibility as a company to ensure that those components reach the manufacture in a timely manner and intact. Because of the cost associated with the manufacturing these high-tech
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Student Name: RAIHANA TABASSUM KHAN NATASHA Student No.: 11535347 Subject Code: ITC 595 Subject Name: INFORMATION SECURITY Assessment No.: 02 Lecturer: NECTAR COSTADOPOULOS Assessment due date: 06/04/14 Date Assessment submitted: 06/04/14 Table of contents: Contents Answer 1: Confidentiality: Confidentiality refers to the information should be secret for the person except the authorized person. If information is confidential
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FIREWALL SECURITY This reports looks at what a firewall is‚ and how it works. It also looks at what security risks can be stopped by a firewall in a computer system. Most people think that a firewall is where all data traffic on the internet has to go through between networks‚ as shown in Figure 1.1 [pic] What is a firewall? In network security‚ firewall is considered a first line of defense in protecting private information. "A firewall sits at the junction point‚ or gateway‚ between the two
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1‚500‚000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules‚ Leon Rodriguez‚ Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR)‚ announced today. BCBST has also agreed to a corrective action plan to address gaps in its HIPAA compliance program. The enforcement action is the first resulting from a breach
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Ensuring Data Storage Security in Cloud Computing Cong Wang‚ Qian Wang‚ and Kui Ren Department of ECE Illinois Institute of Technology Email: {cwang‚ qwang‚ kren}@ece.iit.edu Wenjing Lou Department of ECE Worcester Polytechnic Institute Email: wjlou@ece.wpi.edu Abstract—Cloud Computing has been envisioned as the nextgeneration architecture of IT Enterprise. In contrast to traditional solutions‚ where the IT services are under proper physical‚ logical and personnel controls‚ Cloud Computing
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ABSTRACT : This paper describes the basic threats to the network security and the basic issues of interest for designing a secure network. it describes the important aspects of network security. A secure network is one which is free of unauthorized entries and hackers INTRODUCTION Over the past few years‚ Internet-enabled business‚ or e-business‚ has drastically improved efficiency and revenue growth. E-business applications such as e-commerce‚ supply-chain management‚ and remote
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