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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Security Risk"”.
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Cyber-security Risk Assessment
Cyber-security domain is inherently dynamic. Not only does system configuration changes frequently (with new releases and patches), but also new attacks and vulnerabilities are regularly discovered. The threat in cyber-security is human, and hence intelligent in nature. The attacker adapts to the …
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Vulnerability Identification Errors in Security Risk Assessments
… objectives, making them vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. Information security risk assessments help organisations to identify their risks and vulnerabilities. An accurate identification of risks and vulnerabilities is a challenge, because the input data is uncertain. So-called …
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Security risk assessment in systems of systems.
… An area of particular concern is managing security of the large complex system that is the SoS, because development and operation of component systems may be done independently. Security vulnerabilities may arise at the SoS level that are not present or cannot be determined at the component …
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Security Risk, Input Generation and Portfolio Selection
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Towards Empirical Evaluation of Software Security Risk
… of modifications introduce a higher level of risk into a system. Empirical evidence of the causes of security risk will provide technically-grounded guidance in the ongoing policy debate over exceptional access, enabling the security community to more objectively evaluate proposed exceptional …
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A security risk assessment framework for IoT systems
… rapid expansion of the IoT also introduces new security concerns that need to be assessed. Assessing the security risks associated with deploying and using this technology is crucial. Consequently, organizations need a risk assessment framework that helps identify, evaluate, and manage the risks …
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Designing for cyber security risk-based decision making.
Techniques for determining and applying cyber security decisions typically follow risk- based analytical approaches where alternative options are put forward based on goals and context, and weighed in accordance to risk severity metrics. These decision making approaches are however difficult to …
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Cyber security risk analysis framework : network traffic anomaly detection
Cybersecurity is a growing research area with direct commercial impact to organizations and companies in every industry. With all other technological advancements in the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile devices, cloud computing, 5G network, and artificial intelligence, the need for cybersecurity is …
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Enhancing security risk awareness in end-users via affective feedback
Background: Risky security behaviour displayed by end-users has the potential to leave devices vulnerable to compromise, despite the availability of security tools designed to aid users in defending themselves against potential online threats. This indicates a need to modify the behaviour of …
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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS
… continue to have concerns about information security (<a title="Kappelman, 2016 #31836">Kappelman, McLean, Johnson, & Torres, 2016</a>) and the increasing rate of information security threats facing organizations (Ponemon Institute, 2017). This exploratory study aimed to take a closer look at …
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Landing Security: Risk, Endogeneity, and the Archives of Colonialized Planning in Morocco
… and contemporary relationships between security, development and planning through the lens of collective land tenure in Morocco. Weaving a historical narrative that traces the legal and bureaucratic institutions of Moroccan land management to their colonial roots, I argue that security …
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Conceptualising improvisation in information security risk management activities : a South Africa case study
The aim of this research was to understand how functionalist approaches and the incremental approaches are manifested in ISRM activities. New insights and meaning to the ISRM activities were presented when the incrementalist approaches to ISRM and the functionalist approaches to ISRM were examined …
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The Efficient Relationship between Residual Security Risk and Security Investment for Maritime Port Facilities
… facilities’ inability to assess whether their security systems are efficient. The research combines a twin-pronged approach of first, adapting Markowitz (1952) theory of portfolio selection from the field of finance to maritime port security to examine each port facility’s security systems as a …
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Mitigating container security risk using real-time monitoring with active Radio Frequency Identification and sensors
… all seven continents. In the wake of intensified security concerns since the September 11, 2001 attacks, tracking containers and their contents presents an increasing concern for those institutions and personnel charged with ensuring their security. This thesis analyzes the risks associated with …
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Security Risk Assessment Methods: An Evaluation Framework and Theoretical Model of the Criteria Behind Methods' Success
… number of methods to identify and mitigate security risks have been proposed, but there are few empirical evaluations that show whether these methods are actually effective. So how can practitioners decide which method is the best for security risk assessment of their projects? To this end, …
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Plagues, paranoia, and Cold War blowback: The continuing national security risk of the Soviet-United States biological arms race
… instability within the construction of biosecurity and is further complicated by the status of the Russian Federation and its stiffening of international relations with the United States. The thesis will analyze the impact of the Cold War biological arms race within national security …
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Understanding the effects of user participation in information security risk management : a comparative study of South Africa and Malawi
… understand how user participation in Information Security Risk Management (ISRM) practices contributes to the efficient management of information security. The study also aimed at understanding how different cultures influence user participation in ISRM. To achieve these objectives, the study …
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A systems-based approach to integrating security risk management into the management practice & culture of a global multi-national organisation
I work in the Corporate Security department of a global multi-national company that operates a wide range of businesses in many complex and turbulent environments, including developing countries and those recovering from conflict or similar strife. To help deliver the best level of protection for …
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