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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"security policies"”.
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Evolving Security Policies
… size and complexity grow, formulating effective policies require more sophistication. There are many risk factors that need to be considered, some of which may be in conflict. Inevitably, unpredictable circumstances that demand decisions will arise during operation. In some cases an automated …
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Efficient Enforcement of Security Policies in Distributed Systems
Policy-based management (PBM) is an adaptable security policy mechanism in information systems (IS) that confirm only authorised users can access resources. A few decades ago, the traditional PBM has focused on closed systems, where enforcement mechanisms are trusted by system administrators who …
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A framework for specifying and formally verifying application security policies
… information is ensuring that they meet certain security and privacy policies, which guide how the application should be written in order to satisfy particular security properties. Common examples of security policies include information-flow control and access control. In complex applications, …
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European and U.S. foreign and security policies on Iran and Libya
Libya and Iran will be used as case studies to establish the extent of the differences between the US and the EU 'methods' of dealing with problem states. Since the EU relies heavily on consensus in its external probes, significant initiatives by individual mflmber states will naturally be …
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Effective Cognitive Modes for Compliance with Information Security Policies over Time
Compliance with information security policies (ISPC) has long been conceptualized as rational and intention-driven behavior. However, recent scholarship suggests that individuals' reasoning strategies in security contexts are far more dynamic and context-dependent. This dissertation seeks to …
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Risk Assessment of Aviation Security and Evaluation of Aviation Security Policies
… 11, 2001, the cornerstone of today's aviation security policies. This study uses risk assessment tools to determine the dimensions of danger and threats against the aviation industry and addresses how vulnerable the aviation sector is. After vulnerabilities and threats are examined, possible …
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Three essays on Brazilian social security policies, education and labor market
… is to analyze the impact of different public policies on the Brazilian labor market using rigorous econometric techniques to study the Brazilian public sector. A clear theoretical and empirical comprehension is crucial when designing policies to mitigate social problems, as well-intentioned …
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Automatic Techniques for the Synthesis and Assisted Deployment of Security Policies in Workflow-based Applications
… and workflow-driven applications need to enforce security policies in the form of access control, specifying which users can execute which tasks, and authorization constraints, such as Separation/Binding of Duty, further restricting the execution of tasks at run-time. Enforcing these policies is …
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A study of employees' attitudes towards organisational information security policies in the UK and Oman
… is a need to understand what makes information security successful in an organization. What are the threats that the organization must deal with and what are the criteria of a beneficial information security policy? Policies are in place, but why employees are not complying? This study is the …
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Internal divisions and security cultures: the impact of Turkish membership on the European Union's foreign and security policies
… aims to assess, with the help of the concept of security culture, the impact that Turkish membership will have on the European Union’s foreign and security policies. It argues that any analysis of the impact of Turkey on the EU’s role as an international actor needs to take into account existing …
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State Super-Maximum Security Policies: An Examination of Admission Characteristics, Classification Reviews, Mental Health Amenities, and Inmate Privileges
<p>Super-maximum security prisons have flourished within a political environment that endorses tougher criminal sanctions. This punitive evolution has created new problems for correctional agencies attempting to control the “worst of the worst” inmates. Federal courts and researchers have examined …
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Alignment and Impact: A Comparative Analysis of NATO’s Women, Peace, and Security Policies and National Action Plans in Canada, Poland, and Greece
In 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was created, demonstrating a collective global commitment towards women’s rights in conflict. This watershed moment resulted in nine subsequent resolutions labelled the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, which numerous regional …
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Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Secure Web Browsers
Using Alhambra, we analyze the impact of policies on the compatibility of web pages. Using user-generated browsing sessions and browser-based replay, we evaluate security policies quickly and automatically. To provide comparison between policies for identical pages we developed useful comparison …
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Multiverse databases for secure web applications
… web applications authenticate users and enforce security policies in the application logic. Therefore, buggy applications can easily leak sensitive data. MultiverseDB addresses this problem in a new database architecture, where each user has her own private view of the database and declarative …
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The Effects of Cultural Contradictions on Information Security Compliance Behaviour
… Organisational culture and an information security subculture can have a significant influence on employee compliance with information security policies. Cultivating an information security culture however is a challenge for organisations, as differences in cultural values can lead to …
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Model-driven security in service-oriented architectures : leveraging security patterns to transform high-level security requirements to technical policies
… and risks. To face these issues, a variety of security mechanisms and approaches is supported by the Web Service specifications. The usage of these security mechanisms and protocols is configured by stating security requirements in security policies. However, security policy languages for SOA …
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The relevance of social and behavioral models in determining intention to comply with information security policy in higher education environments
… employees’ intention to comply with information security policies in higher education is limited. This research thus embarks on an empirical analysis of the factors predicting employees’ intention to comply or the lack thereof with respect to their institutions’ policies. The theoretical …
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Designing a SQL query rewriter to enforce database Row Level Security
… the design and implementation of Row Level Security, a fine-grained access control mechanism built on top of a database-agnostic data sharing platform called DataHub. Existing access control mechanisms for database systems are typically coarse-grained, in the sense that users are either …
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