Download or read book Iris Biometric Model for Secured Network Access written by Franjieh El Khoury and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last few years, biometric techniques have proven their ability to provide secure access to shared resources in various domains. Furthermore, software agents and multi-agent systems (MAS) have shown their efficiency in resolving critical network problems. Iris Biometric Model for Secured Network Access proposes a new model, the IrisCryptoAgen

Download or read book Cyberspace Security and Defense Research Issues written by Janusz S. Kowalik and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-05-19 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyberspace security is a critical subject of our times. On one hand the development of Internet, mobile communications, distributed computing, computer software and databases storing essential enterprise information has helped to conduct business and personal communication between individual people. On the other hand it has created many opportunities for abuse, fraud and expensive damage. This book is a selection of the best papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop dealing with the Subject of Cyberspace Security and Defense. The level of the individual contributions in the volume is advanced and suitable for senior and graduate students, researchers and technologists who wish to get some feeling of the state of the art in several sub-disciplines of Cyberspace security. Several papers provide a broad-brush description of national security issues and brief summaries of technology states. These papers can be read and appreciated by technically enlightened managers and executives who want to understand security issues and approaches to technical solutions. An important question of our times is not "Should we do something for enhancing our digital assets security", the question is "How to do it".

Download or read book Advances in Biometrics for Secure Human Authentication and Recognition written by Dakshina Ranjan Kisku and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although biometric systems present powerful alternatives to traditional authentication schemes, there are still many concerns about their security. Advances in Biometrics for Secure Human Authentication and Recognition showcases some of the latest technologies and algorithms being used for human authentication and recognition. Examining the full range of biometrics solutions, including unimodal and multimodal biometrics, the book covers conventional techniques as well as novel systems that have been developed over the past few years. It presents new biometric algorithms with novel feature extraction techniques, new computer vision approaches, soft computing approaches, and machine learning techniques under a unified framework used in biometrics systems. Filled with comprehensive graphical and modular illustrations, the text covers applications of affective computing in biometrics, matching sketch to photograph, cryptography approaches in biometrics, biometrics alteration, heterogeneous biometrics, and age invariant biometrics. It also presents biometrics algorithms with novel feature extraction techniques, computer vision approaches, soft computing approaches, and machine learning techniques under a unified framework used in biometrics systems. Containing the work of some of the world’s most respected biometrics researchers, the book includes model question papers, mathematical notations, and exercises to reinforce understanding. Providing an up-to-date review of intelligence techniques and theories used in biometric technologies for secure human authentication and identification, this is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, graduate students, engineers, practitioners, and developers in the field of biometrics and its related fields.

Download or read book Secure Development for Mobile Apps written by J. D. Glaser and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is becoming increasingly mobile. Smartphones and tablets have become more powerful and popular, with many of these devices now containing confidential business, financial, and personal information. This has led to a greater focus on mobile software security. Establishing mobile software security should be of primary concern to every mobil

Download or read book Case Studies in Secure Computing written by Biju Issac and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s age of wireless and mobile computing, network and computer security is paramount. Case Studies in Secure Computing: Achievements and Trends gathers the latest research from researchers who share their insights and best practices through illustrative case studies. This book examines the growing security attacks and countermeasures in the stand-alone and networking worlds, along with other pertinent security issues. The many case studies capture a truly wide range of secure computing applications. Surveying the common elements in computer security attacks and defenses, the book: Describes the use of feature selection and fuzzy logic in a decision tree model for intrusion detection Introduces a set of common fuzzy-logic-based security risk estimation techniques with examples Proposes a secure authenticated multiple-key establishment protocol for wireless sensor networks Investigates various malicious activities associated with cloud computing and proposes some countermeasures Examines current and emerging security threats in long-term evolution backhaul and core networks Supplies a brief introduction to application-layer denial-of-service (DoS) attacks Illustrating the security challenges currently facing practitioners, this book presents powerful security solutions proposed by leading researchers in the field. The examination of the various case studies will help to develop the practical understanding required to stay one step ahead of the security threats on the horizon. This book will help those new to the field understand how to mitigate security threats. It will also help established practitioners fine-tune their approach to establishing robust and resilient security for next-generation computing systems.

Download or read book Conducting Network Penetration and Espionage in a Global Environment written by Bruce Middleton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it's all said and done, penetration testing remains the most effective way to identify security vulnerabilities in computer networks. Conducting Network Penetration and Espionage in a Global Environment provides detailed guidance on how to perform effective penetration testing of computer networks-using free, open source, and commercially avai

Download or read book Security for Service Oriented Architectures written by Walter Williams and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines both application and security architectures and illustrates the relationship between the two. Supplying authoritative guidance through the design of distributed and resilient applications, it provides an overview of the various standards that service oriented and distributed applications leverage to provide the understanding required to make intelligent decisions regarding their design. The book reviews recent research on access control for simple and conversation-based web services, advanced digital identity management techniques, and access control for web-based workflows.

Download or read book Automatic Defense Against Zero day Polymorphic Worms in Communication Networks written by Mohssen Mohammed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Able to propagate quickly and change their payload with each infection, polymorphic worms have been able to evade even the most advanced intrusion detection systems (IDS). And, because zero-day worms require only seconds to launch flooding attacks on your servers, using traditional methods such as manually creating and storing signatures to de

Download or read book The Frugal CISO written by Kerry Ann Anderson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're an information security professional today, you are being forced to address growing cyber security threats and ever-evolving compliance requirements, while dealing with stagnant and decreasing budgets. The Frugal CISO: Using Innovation and Smart Approaches to Maximize Your Security Posture describes techniques you can immediately put to u

Download or read book Case Studies in Intelligent Computing written by Biju Issac and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the field of intelligent systems has grown rapidly in recent years, there has been a need for a book that supplies a timely and accessible understanding of this important technology. Filling this need, Case Studies in Intelligent Computing: Achievements and Trends provides an up-to-date introduction to intelligent systems. This edited book captures the state of the art in intelligent computing research through case studies that examine recent developments, developmental tools, programming, and approaches related to artificial intelligence (AI). The case studies illustrate successful machine learning and AI-based applications across various industries, including: A non-invasive and instant disease detection technique based upon machine vision through the image scanning of the eyes of subjects with conjunctivitis and jaundice Semantic orientation-based approaches for sentiment analysis An efficient and autonomous method for distinguishing application protocols through the use of a dynamic protocol classification system Nonwavelet and wavelet image denoising methods using fuzzy logic Using remote sensing inputs based on swarm intelligence for strategic decision making in modern warfare Rainfall–runoff modeling using a wavelet-based artificial neural network (WANN) model Illustrating the challenges currently facing practitioners, the book presents powerful solutions recently proposed by leading researchers. The examination of the various case studies will help you develop the practical understanding required to participate in the advancement of intelligent computing applications. The book will help budding researchers understand how and where intelligent computing can be applied. It will also help more established researchers update their skills and fine-tune their approach to intelligent computing.

Download or read book Information Security Management Handbook Volume 7 written by Richard O'Hanley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated annually, the Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition, Volume 7 is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference available on information security and assurance. Bringing together the knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools required of IT security professionals, it facilitates the up-to-date understanding required to stay

Download or read book Managing Risk and Security in Outsourcing IT Services written by Frank Siepmann and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With cloud computing quickly becoming a standard in today's IT environments, many security experts are raising concerns regarding security and privacy in outsourced cloud environments-requiring a change in how we evaluate risk and protect information, processes, and people.Managing Risk and Security in Outsourcing IT Services: Onshore, Offshore and

Download or read book Enterprise Architecture and Information Assurance written by James A. Scholz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Securing against operational interruptions and the theft of your data is much too important to leave to chance. By planning for the worst, you can ensure your organization is prepared for the unexpected. Enterprise Architecture and Information Assurance: Developing a Secure Foundation explains how to design complex, highly available, and secure enterprise architectures that integrate the most critical aspects of your organization's business processes. Filled with time-tested guidance, the book describes how to document and map the security policies and procedures needed to ensure cost-effective organizational and system security controls across your entire enterprise. It also demonstrates how to evaluate your network and business model to determine if they fit well together. The book’s comprehensive coverage includes: Infrastructure security model components Systems security categorization Business impact analysis Risk management and mitigation Security configuration management Contingency planning Physical security The certification and accreditation process Facilitating the understanding you need to reduce and even mitigate security liabilities, the book provides sample rules of engagement, lists of NIST and FIPS references, and a sample certification statement. Coverage includes network and application vulnerability assessments, intrusion detection, penetration testing, incident response planning, risk mitigation audits/reviews, and business continuity and disaster recovery planning. Reading this book will give you the reasoning behind why security is foremost. By following the procedures it outlines, you will gain an understanding of your infrastructure and what requires further attention.

Download or read book Conflict and Cooperation in Cyberspace written by Panayotis A Yannakogeorgos and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conflict and Cooperation in Cyberspace: The Challenge to National Security brings together some of the world's most distinguished military leaders, scholars, cyber operators, and policymakers in a discussion of current and future challenges that cyberspace poses to the United States and the world. Maintaining a focus on policy-relevant solutions, i

Download or read book The State of the Art in Intrusion Prevention and Detection written by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of the Art in Intrusion Prevention and Detection analyzes the latest trends and issues surrounding intrusion detection systems in computer networks, especially in communications networks. Its broad scope of coverage includes wired, wireless, and mobile networks; next-generation converged networks; and intrusion in social networks.Presenti

Download or read book Data Mining Mobile Devices written by Jesus Mena and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With today's consumers spending more time on their mobiles than on their PCs, new methods of empirical stochastic modeling have emerged that can provide marketers with detailed information about the products, content, and services their customers desire.Data Mining Mobile Devices defines the collection of machine-sensed environmental data pertainin

Download or read book Iris Biometrics written by Christian Rathgeb and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iris Biometrics: From Segmentation to Template Security provides critical analysis, challenges and solutions on recent iris biometric research topics, including image segmentation, image compression, watermarking, advanced comparators, template protection and more. Open source software is also provided on a dedicated website which includes feature extraction, segmentation and matching schemes applied in this book to foster scientific exchange. Current state-of-the-art approaches accompanied by comprehensive experimental evaluations are presented as well. This book has been designed as a secondary text book or reference for researchers and advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering. Professionals working in this related field will also find this book useful as a reference.