The Tower-of-Babel Problem, and Security Assesment Sharing

The Tower-of-babel Problem, and Security Assessment Sharing

The tower-of-Babel problem is rather general: How to enable a collaboration among experts speaking different languages? A computer security version of the tower-of-Babel problem is rather important. A recent Microsoft solution for that security problem, called Security Assessment Sharing, is based on this idea: A tiny common language goes a long way. We construct simple mathematical models show...

On the design and security of a lattice-based threshold secret sharing scheme

In this paper, we introduce a method of threshold secret sharing scheme (TSSS) in which secret reconstruction is based on Babai's nearest plane algorithm. In order to supply secure public channels for transmitting shares to parties, we need to ensure that there are no quantum threats to these channels. A solution to this problem can be utilization of lattice-based cryptosystems for these channe...

The differentia principle as a cornerstone of ontology

The Information Society relies more and more on the cooperation and collaboration of multidisciplinary people who need to communicate and share information. Communication and knowledge sharing are the new economic stakes. But everyone speaks his own language, with his own terms and meanings. The information society is a Tower of Babel which has to evolve to the knowledge society. Since the begi...

Babel Dilemma in Data Modeling

A data modeler, when faced with different interpretations of a given reality within an organization, may opt to create a standard model for the whole company (the Newspeak solution). On the other hand, allowing multiple, and sometimes incompatible, models to coexist may lead to what some researchers call the Tower of Babel problem. The clash between these two possibilities creates a fundamental...

Building the Tower of Babel : Converting