This study examines the influence of investment bank’s reputation and political connection on the IPO qualification of Chinese firms. The results show that firms which are sponsored by prestigious investment banks are more likely to pass the regular screening process. Also, the investment bank’s political connections have no significant impact on the IPO qualification. Furthermore, we compared ...

Understanding air travelers’ values for aviation safety is essential to design effective and wellaccepted security measures. This study investigates changes in U.S. travelers trade-offs for passenger screening objectives using the occurrence of an international aviation incident (loss of Malaysian Airline Flight 370) as a natural experiment. We also examine how alternative screening procedures ...

Preliminary communication The aim of the operation of the security control system at an airport is the prevention of the introduction of forbidden objects to the restricted area of the airport or onto the plane. All passengers and their luggage undergo security control. The security control system is a very specific system. On the one hand, the security control must be performed effectively so ...

Security event logs are major indicators for the timely discovery of cyberattacks and during security incident examinations. Collection of sufficient logs of events associated with security incident time is critical for effective investigation. SCADA systems logging capabilities are intended for identifying and detecting process disruptions, not security incidents, and are frequently not suitab...

More than 100 years ago, Lord Kelvin insightfully observed that measurement is vital to deep knowledge and understanding in physical science. During the last few decades, researchers have made various attempts to develop measures and systems of measurement for computer security with varying degrees of success. This paper provides an overview of the security metrics area and looks at possible av...

With the slogan, “Leading the World in IT Airport Applications e-Airport”, an experimental service was recently conducted at Japan's gateway to the world, the New Tokyo International Airport (hereinafter referred to as “Narita Airport”), to provide on the day flight information about aircraft arriving and departing, as well as railroad access information, which was accessible using a mobile pho...

Corporate information systems security managers are continuously investing in the latest technical security tools to make their defenses against internal and external attacks on their information systems effective and efficient. However, these technical tools do not provide complete protection and organizations are experiencing a rise in security breaches. The cause of some security breaches ar...