Vulnerabilities and responsibilities: dealing with monsters in computer security

Vulnerabilities and responsibilities: dealing with monsters in computer security

Purpose of this paper In this paper, information security assessment is analysed in terms of cultural categories and virtue ethics, in order to explain the cultural origin of certain types of security vulnerabilities, as well as to enable a proactive attitude towards preventing such vulnerabilities. Design/methodology/approach Vulnerabilities in information security are compared to the concept ...

Computer security in the future

Until recently, computer security was an obscure discipline that seemed to have little relevance to everyday life. With the rapid growth of the Internet, e-commerce, and the widespread use of computers, computer security touches almost all aspects of daily life and all parts of society. Even those who do not use computers have information about them stored on computers. This paper reviews some ...

Wireless Security: Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures

The panel session will cover current issues and problems in wireless security and approaches to dealing with them.

Security vulnerabilities in IEEE 802.22

Cognitive Radio (CR) is seen as one of the enabling technologies for realizing a new spectrum access paradigm, viz. Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing (OSS). IEEE 802.22 is the world’s first wireless standard based on CR technology. It defines the air interface for a wireless regional area network (WRAN) that uses fallow segments of the licensed (incumbent) TV broadcast bands. CR technology enables...

Greatest Vulnerabilities in Data Security