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Ken Ripley

Malware goes mobile - 1 views

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Ken Ripley

Your cell phone is spying on you - 2 views

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    Accessed at the UMUC Library, so enter your last name and barcode/EMPLID.
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    Ken, This was a very good article. Nothing that I had not heard in the recent couple years, but you can see how society is being tracked to the point that no civil liberties union will be able to do anything anymore. The byproducts of the features that everyone wants, i.e. for convenience, are what allow these agencies monitoring and mining all of this data, with our silent approval. The use of this data will only continue to rise, and we will soon see if the secure state we are building will do more good than bad.
Phil Kemp

[Short Paper] Understanding the user experience of secure - 1 views

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    Source 1 of 5 for my Annotated bibliography. I know we don't have to post anymore, but figured I would incase someone else may want to read, or gather information.
Phil Kemp

Exploring Touch-screen Biometrics for User Identification on Smart Phones - 0 views

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    Source 2 of 5 for my Annotated Bibliography on the implementation of biometrics to secure smart phone technologies.
Phil Kemp

ENTERPRISES HAVE SMART-PHONE BIOMETRIC OPTIONS: Facial recognition, fingerprint identi... - 0 views

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    Source 3 of 5 for my Annotated Bibliography on the implementation fo biometrics to secure smart phone technologies.
Phil Kemp

Cell Phone-Based Biometric Identification - 0 views

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    Source 4 of 5 for my Annotated Bibliography on the implementation of biometrics to secure smart phone technologies
Phil Kemp

Arm's Flex when Responding Call for Implicit User Authentication in Smartphone - 0 views

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    Link goes to UMUC library, so you will need to provide last name and pass if you want to access.
Phil Kemp

BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION THROUGH A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD FOR SMARTPHONES - 0 views

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    Link goes to UMUC Library Resources so you will need to provide last name and pass to access.
James Thomas

Collaboration in Multicloud Computing Environments - 0 views

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    This article describes a new concept in development for cloud computing which involves combining cloud services into a collection of clouds to form what it defines as a multicloud environment called cloud mashups.
Amy Harding

Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future - 30 views

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    This document is used for your Week 1 discussion questions.
Amy Harding

WiMAX Forum - 26 views

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    In Week 4 you will click around this website and select on area to talk about during the discussion questions.
Amy Harding

National Webcast: Cyber Security Emerging Trends and Threats for 2013 - 40 views

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    This webcast is part of your Week 4 required reading/watching. Click on Archived Recording Now Available link and the video will open. On the right side of the screen you will see segments and you can click through the video and/or have to break the video down into smaller chunks.
Amy Harding

Cyber War! - 32 views

shared by Amy Harding on 06 Mar 13 - No Cached
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    Click through this Cyber War website.
Amy Harding

Anonymous attacks against the DNS Root Servers. What's true and what's not? - 28 views

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    (ISC)2 Blog: for Week 5
Amy Harding

Biometrics and Cyber Security - 8 views

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    This article does mention balancing some weaknesses of biometrics. The one weakness that is common right now among these systems is the use of usernames and passwords to form a secondary means of accessing the system once the biometrics no longer work. With the implementation of multi-modal systems, this could be resolved. The article also discusses international based systems, which could be difficult, personal information is a source of contention between many countries. Where is the information stored, and what laws become enforceable depending on the users point of presence?
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    Interesting article thank you for posting it. As Phil and the article mentioned where is this information stored. The security of this information is deeply concenring. Not that I am a conspiracy theorist but I really do not want my biometric information to be stored on some database. I remember when my daughter was young there was a push to have your child's DNA sample taken and stored in case it was ever needed in the event the child was kidnapped or lost. After thinking about it back then I just did not see how the government having her DNA sample was a good thing. Of course if she ever comitted a crime I would like to think that I would want her punished for the crime but being a parent I also know that I would do anything to protect her, so why would I give the government a readily available DNA sample for them to identify her with. In the event a sample was needed because of some terrible event happening to her one could be provided through other methods. Just my thoughts.
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    I just posted up an article on fooling biometric fingerprint scanners, Facial scanners can be fooled with photos http://thehackernews.com/2011/11/android-facial-recognition-based.html The Danger is that while one can get a new password or smart card if the old is compromised, You only have one face, two eyes and 10 fingers to use for ID and can't get new ones when someone figures out how to comprimise them.
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    Thanks for the posting especially since my project deals with Ambient Intelligence wherein biometrics can be an integral part of its implementation. One of the most common and frequent incidents in Service Management is authentication. Whether it is with entering secure facilities or logging into computer systems both in the office and remotely, people tend to forget their credentials. Consequently, this causes a loss in productivity as someone tries to regain their access to systems or for system administrators to provide them with temporary access. Ambient intelligence and biometrics may seem as a viable solution since the physical characteristics is intrinsic in each individual. This presentation presents me with the cybersecurity flaws and weaknesses that should be mitigated.
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    Biometrics is always something I have found to be fascinating. Because like this article stated no one knows who you are on the other end of that computer so being able to authenticate that in some sort of method is a great thing
Amy Harding

The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st Century - CSO Online - Security and Risk - 9 views

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    Interesting read, the Dept. of VA breach is a good reminder about physical security. It seems that quite often we focus so much on the technical that the fundamental is overlooked. It find it interesting that they have Stuxnet on this list. It is my understanding that Stuxnet was not really a data breach but more of a process breach.
Amy Harding

Verizon's '2013 Data Breach Investigations Report' Expands Types of Threats Analyzed to... - 23 views

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    For your Week 6 discussion. "Verizon's '2013 Data Breach Investigations Report' Expands Types of Threats Analyzed to Present Even Broader, More Extensive Picture of Cybercrime"
Amy Harding

Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules - 4 views

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    This standards publication (FIPS 140-2) is a key standard's document. Skim through it and see if you can find some ideas for emerging threats against the standard(s).
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    FIPS 140-3 is on its way and is needed as 140-2 is quite old now. Interestingly however, crypto is one of the slower moving changes in information security. Many of our algorithms have been around for many years; we have moved forward by increasing key size rather than changing the algorithms. AES and 3DES are still FIPS approved, whereas RC4 is not (which is used by many internet giants such as google and facebook).
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    Any time you are allowed to introduce code into a program, you have a chance for error. By allowing cryptographic software and firmware to be updated, I think you will always have the chance for emerging threats to be introduced in the form of malware. Recently, the U.S. has stopped allowing the use of Chinese built hardware for certain DOD/ Federal agencies. if we allow the enemy to build the devices we use to form our security foundations, we have already lost the war.
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    I believe the frequency of review of this policy is untimely to the speed technology advances in. If they could move the review from 5 years to 2 years will suffice. At times, once the policy is published folks are already working on the revision to keep up with technology growth. "Since a standard of this nature must be flexible enough to adapt to advancements and innovations in science and technology, this standard will be reviewed every five years in order to consider new or revised requirements that may be needed to meet technological and economic changes."
Amy Harding

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) - NIST - 5 views

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    Using the links to the left of the screen, click around the SCAP website and think about how this protocol could help organizations manage their security vulnerabilities. Does your organization use SCAP?
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