Penetration testing, the deliberate search for potential vulnerabilities in a system by using attack techniques, is a relevant tool of information security practitioners. This paper adds penetration testing to the realm of information security investment. Penetration testing is modeled as an information gathering option to reduce uncertainty in a discrete time, finite horizon, player-versus-nat...

Background: We aimed to describe the social, demographic and medical characteristics of victims of sexual violence and their association with the lapsed time between the aggression and the search for medical attention, and to identify the possible reasons for delay in access to hospital. Methods: we reviewed the records of 439 female cases of sexual violence, treated through the medical service...

What are the real security issues for a wireless sensor network (WSN) intended to monitor the structural health of a suspension bridge, a subway tunnel or a water distribution pipe? Could an attack on the sensor network cause the structure to collapse? How easy is it for civil engineers or other domain experts to build a secure WSN using commercially available hardware and software? We answer t...

The oxidation behavior of silicon-containing steel was studied by applying segmented heating routes similar to the atmosphere and heating process in an industrial reheating furnace. The oxidation tests were carried out on a simultaneous thermal analyzer at heating temperatures of 1150 ̋C–1300 ̋C. The morphologies of Fe2SiO4 were observed by SEM, and the penetration depths of the Fe2SiO4 layer a...

This paper describes an exercise that combines the business case for penetration testing with the application of the testing and subsequent management reporting. The exercise was designed for students enrolled in information systems and computer science courses to present a more holistic understanding of network and system security within an organization. This paper explains the objectives and ...

The work is a primary approach to grab attention on probability of liquefaction hazard in Rangpur City Corporation area. The investigated area of Rangpur was suspected to have high liquefaction potential since the foundation soil consists of loose sandy silt with a very shallow aquifer. Standard Penetration Test (SPT), which follows the general format of the Seed-Idriss simplified procedure for...

Experimental assessment of the reverse algorithms that enable the extraction of plastic properties from the load–depth of penetration curves was conducted. Results show that they predict the stresses at 3.3% and 5.7% representative strains for Berkovich and 60 cone-equivalent three-sided pyramidal indenters, respectively, with good accuracy. It was shown that the uniaxial stress–strain curves c...

Overcoming the barrier function of the skin already poses a great challenge to modern drug delivery systems, but no less important are safety and tolerability aspects. In the past, many common drug penetration enhancement strategies turned out to destroy the natural barrier function of the skin and cause irritations and other partially severe side-effects. Therefore, right from the beginning MI...

Thanks to policy incentives in a growing number of jurisdictions, wind and photovoltaics have become the two fastest growing energy sources in the world. They are now dominated by global corporations with the resources to support their installations with the reliability demanded by the electric utility industry. To date, most of this growth has been targeted at continent-scale electric grids, w...

the telecom services have been recognized the world-over as an important tool for socioeconomic development for a nation and hence telecom infrastructure is treated as a crucial factor to realize the socio-economic objectives in india. accordingly, the department of telecom has been formulating developmental policies for the accelerated growth of the telecommunication services.  bsnl is a wholl...