Notes to Ben Graham’s Security Analysis 2nd and 3rd Editions Vinod Palikala August‚ 2009 As Graham notes in the preface‚ the book is “concerned chiefly with concepts‚ methods‚ standards‚ principles‚ and‚ above all‚ with logical reasoning”. To get the most out of this book‚ it is essential to see past the many seemingly rigid guidelines to understand Graham’s reasoning. This is my attempt to summarize the main message Ben Graham is trying to convey. In the book‚ it is difficult to relate the
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1.5. Security Concern For any infrastructure or industry the most important part is it’s security. Basically the prime target to secure the industry from physical attack. In electric power industry physical attack is shutdown‚ break down etc. In chemical industry physical attack is leaking of chemical etc. These kind of attacks is known as physical attacks. physical attacks are done by anybody like human error‚ computer system failure. Second type of attack is cyber attacks. Cyber attacks are done
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Intro What are the causes of homeland security threats for the United States? While the above question could be looked at in answer as being extremely broad and cover a wide variety of areas‚ I believe‚ after multiple hours of reading through research articles‚ that the research question being asked could be summarized with a few general ideas. Because of the fact that there are so many types of terrorists‚ the Department of Homeland Security has spent countless hours studying behavioral qualities
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Understanding Internet Security What you need to protect yourself online. Understanding Internet Security What you need to protect yourself online. Table of Contents SECTION ONE—Internet Security: What it is and why you need it • You and your family are at risk of virtual attacks .....................................................................1 • Understanding how the Internet works and the security threats you face....................................1 • What’s a nuisance‚ what’s
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systems create new kinds of exploitable vulnerabilities. Second‚ as modern societies including the militaries that mirror them have continued to evolve‚ they have become ever more dependent on a series of interconnected‚ increasingly vulnerable “critical infrastructures” for their effective functioning. These infrastructures not only have significantly increased the day-to-day efficiency of almost every part of our society‚ but they have also introduced new kinds of vulnerabilities. - Robert A
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Slide 2: What is Cybercrime? Crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person’s identity or illegal imports or malicious programs Cybercrime is nothing but where the computer used as an object or subject of crime Online activities are just as vulnerable to crime and can compromise personal safety just as effectively as common everyday crimes. Lawmakers‚ law enforcement‚ and individuals need to know how to protect themselves and the persons for which they are responsible.
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Windows Azure™ Security Overview By Charlie Kaufman and Ramanathan Venkatapathy Abstract Windows Azure‚ as an application hosting platform‚ must provide confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability of customer data. It must also provide transparent accountability to allow customers and their agents to track administration of services‚ by themselves and by Microsoft. This document describes the array of controls implemented within Windows Azure‚ so customers can determine if these capabilities
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As we approach the 13th anniversary of 9/11‚ America’s air security is more stable. We are more prepared to confront any threats against our airlines. Prior to September 11‚ 2001‚ there was only limited technology in place to protect the threats to passengers or the aircraft. Prior to 9/11‚ security had been handled by each airport‚ which outsourced to private security companies. Immediately following the attacks‚ congress created the TSA agency. The new TSA implemented procedures that included stricter
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ABSTRACT WHAT WAS DONE: The issue-specific security policy was the main focus for this research paper. An analysis of the policy itself was conducted and also a set of guidelines were developed that comply with this policy. The components of the policy and how organisations would use them were looked into. The reason for choosing the issue-specific security policy was because it was the least investigated yet potentially the most important policy of all three key policies. The purpose of the
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Java Card Security: How Smart Cards and Java Mix Section 1 -- Java Security Goes Both Ways | | There are a large and growing number of Java systems running the gamut from Java gizmos such as Java rings‚ through smart cards with built-in Java interpreters (the subject of this chapter)‚ to complete Java Development Kits and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs). Java is simultaneously making in-roads on many fronts. In distributed systems‚ Java-based servers and servlets are becoming as
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