scholarly journals Cybersecurity Snapshot: Google, Twitter, and Other Online Databases

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat S Rawal ◽  
Gabrielle Eberhardt ◽  
Jaein Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Unauthorized Access ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
The Future

Every day, millions of attacks are carried out on the networks and computer systems. In recent years, these numbers have increased dramatically. All it requires is one success for a hacker to gain unauthorized access and data, but for administrators, it is a constant battle to protect what is rightfully theirs. In this paper, we look into how these attacks have increased, what the studies of various databases and reports say on how and what types of data are being breached, who is breaching them, and how they are breaching the systems. Also, we propose various unconventional ways to prevent these attacks from happening in the future. Furthermore, this paper lists the top 26 bug-fix times reported in the Google Security Research Project (GSRP). This article brings to light reoccurring cyber threats, challenges associated with these threats, and emerging trends in the domain of cyber security.

Cyber-Search and Cyber-Seizure

2014 ◽  
pp. 471-514
Author(s):  
Catherine B. Lotrionte
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Fourth Amendment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Individual Privacy ◽  
The Government

This chapter discusses the nature of cyber threats against government and private computer systems, describing some steps the government has taken and the challenges involved in protecting those systems. The chapter argues that a national security approach for cyber security policy is the most promising option for preventing these cyber threats while operating within the domestic legal framework. After a review of the President's constitutional authorities to protect the nation from traditional threats, the chapter concludes that the President has some power to monitor Internet communications in transit within the United States when the communications threaten the welfare of the nation. The chapter recommends that this authority be augmented by Congressional action through legislation. The President's powers in cyber security, even given Congressional support, however, are still restrained by the protections the Fourth Amendment provides for traditional forms of communication and individual privacy. Although there is limited Fourth Amendment precedent in the area of cyber security, the well-established exceptions to the Fourth Amendment requirements, based on consent, special governmental needs and the reasonableness of the search or seizure, provide a legal basis for executive branch action to protect critical infrastructures and their computer systems. As the Courts have long held, these exceptions allow the government to conduct searches or seizures without being bound by all of the requirements of the Fourth Amendment. If the government develops its cyber security policy in line with these exceptions, this chapter argues the government can both protect critical computer systems and operate within Fourth Amendment doctrine that recognizes the legitimacy of privacy in electronic communications.

scholarly journals How We Stopped Worrying about Cyber Doom and Started Collecting Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Valeriano ◽  
Ryan C. Maness
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
Security Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Cyber War ◽  
General Tone ◽  
Research And Policy

Moderate and measured takes on cyber security threats are swamped by the recent flood of research and policy positions in the cyber research field offering hyperbolic perspectives based on limited observations. This skewed perspective suggests constant cyber disasters that are confronting humanity constantly. The general tone of the debate argues that cyber war is already upon us and our future will only witness more cyber doom. However, these hyperbolic perspectives are being countered by empirical investigations that produce the opposite of what is to be expected. It is generally observed that limited cyber engagements throughout the geopolitical system are the dominant form of interaction. Our task here is to offer a different path forward. We first posit what can be known about cyber security interactions with data as well as what cannot. Where is the water’s edge in cyber security research? We then examine the known works in the field that utilize data and evidence to examine cyber security processes. Finally, we conclude with an offering of what types of studies need to be done in the future to move the field forward, away from the prognostication and generalizations so typical in the discourse in this constantly changing and growing field.

Brilliant grey: the color of documentary resources at the Fundación Espigas in Buenos Aires

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Analía Trouvé
Keyword(s):  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hidden Information ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Information Center ◽  
The Future ◽  
Argentine Art

Grey literature, documentation published outside traditional commercial channels, is not very often taken into account by art librarians in Argentina, judging by searches on online databases. However, experience with grey literature at the Fundación Espigas, the highly specialized Argentinian art information center in Buenos Aires, is changing this point of view. The Center’s database offers access to a great corpus of such publications, especially to ephemera such as private view cards, pamphlets, auction catalogues, catalogues of solo and group exhibitions and posters. This ‘minimal documentary information’ has an important place as a resource, and would prove invaluable for any research project on Argentine art in the future. Indeed this material is not grey but unexpectedly brilliant at providing rich and hidden information.

scholarly journals METHODS OF ENSURING CYBER SECURITY OF CRITICAL COMPONENTSNETWORKS OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
I. V. Humeniuk ◽  
M. S. Basaraba ◽  
O. V. Nekrilov
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Universal Method ◽  
Network Nodes ◽  
Unauthorized Access ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Telecommunication Systems ◽  
User Access ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
High Level

It is established that the efficiency and reliability of information and telecommunication systems, in particular the networks that are part of them, significantly depends on the high level of protection of critical components. However, the constant improvement of the technical equipment of these systems requires the creation of new and improvement of existing methodological support for cyber security. One of the promising approaches is the development of a universal method of cybersecurity in the context of cyberattacks (influences, threats, etc.) and unauthorized access by unauthorized users to critical nodes (components) of information and telecommunications systems. Timely detection, prompt counteraction to cyber threats and unauthorized access to critical network components is a necessary component of ensuring a high level of cybersecurity of the information and telecommunications system as a whole, especially in the context of hybrid warfare and armed aggression by the Russian Federation. To this end, the article proposes a method of cybersecurity of critical components of information and telecommunications systems, which is based on the integrated application of monitoring the state of network nodes and user access to them, recording the facts of cyberattacks based on analysis of incoming (outgoing) traffic, timely detection of unauthorized access to and commission of cyber threats, as well as operational response to these attempts. The paper presents the results of verification of the proposed methods. To this end, the article proposes a method of cybersecurity of critical components of information and telecommunications systems, which is based on the integrated application of monitoring the state of network nodes and user access to them, recording the facts of cyberattacks based on analysis of incoming (outgoing) traffic, timely detection of unauthorized access to and commission of cyber threats, as well as operational response to these attempts. The paper presents the results of verification of the proposed method. It is shown that its application allows to quickly detect the facts of cyber threats and unauthorized access to critical components of information and telecommunication systems networks and effectively counteract these attempts.

Cyber-Security and Its Future Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-50
Author(s):  
Gagandeep SINGH ◽  
Vikrant SHARMA
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Challenges

This paper pertains to the existing challenges of cybersecurity, along with its threats in the future. On the other hand, the internet is expanding every day, and attackers see it as an opportunity to exploit people over the internet. In the future, this can lead to severe consequences in the coming time. This review paper reflects the challenges faced in cybersecurity and the terrible consequences of cyber threats in the future.

scholarly journals Malware command and control over social media: Towards the server-less infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-375
Author(s):  
Vladimir Radunovic ◽  
Mladen Veinovic
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Future ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
And Control ◽  
To Receive

Intrusions into the computer systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Command and Control (C2) infrastructure, which enables attackers to remotely control infected devices, is a critical component. Malware is set to connect to C2 servers to receive commands and payloads, or upload logs or stolen files. Since techniques for detecting traditional C2 servers are also advancing, attackers look for ways to make C2 communication stealth and resilient. Increasingly, they hide C2 communications in plain sight, in particular on social media and other cloud-based public services. In this paper, we identify several emerging trends in the use of social media for C2 communications by providing a review of the existing research, discuss how attackers could combine these trends in the future to create a stealth and resilient server-less C2 model, look at possible defence aspects, and suggest further research.

Cyber-Search and Cyber-Seizure

2012 ◽  
pp. 308-351
Author(s):  
Catherine B. Lotrionte
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Fourth Amendment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Individual Privacy ◽  
The Government

This chapter discusses the nature of cyber threats against government and private computer systems, describing some steps the government has taken and the challenges involved in protecting those systems. The chapter argues that a national security approach for cyber security policy is the most promising option for preventing these cyber threats while operating within the domestic legal framework. After a review of the President’s constitutional authorities to protect the nation from traditional threats, the chapter concludes that the President has some power to monitor Internet communications in transit within the United States when the communications threaten the welfare of the nation. The chapter recommends that this authority be augmented by Congressional action through legislation. The President’s powers in cyber security, even given Congressional support, however, are still restrained by the protections the Fourth Amendment provides for traditional forms of communication and individual privacy. Although there is limited Fourth Amendment precedent in the area of cyber security, the well-established exceptions to the Fourth Amendment requirements, based on consent, special governmental needs and the reasonableness of the search or seizure, provide a legal basis for executive branch action to protect critical infrastructures and their computer systems. As the Courts have long held, these exceptions allow the government to conduct searches or seizures without being bound by all of the requirements of the Fourth Amendment. If the government develops its cyber security policy in line with these exceptions, this chapter argues the government can both protect critical computer systems and operate within Fourth Amendment doctrine that recognizes the legitimacy of privacy in electronic communications.

scholarly journals Does Lebanon possess the capabilities to defend itself from cyber-theats? Learning from Estonia's experience

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kristofas Barakat
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
National Security ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Security Research

The growing danger of cyber-threats has forced many states to develop and strengthen their cyber-security capabilities. The complex nature of cyber-threats has a profound impact on traditional international relations, as many states today consider cyberspace as the greatest challenge to their national security. Research literature on cyberspace and cyber-threats is particularly limited in the case of Lebanon, despite Lebanon’s interesting cyber-threats history. The domination of traditional security dilemmas have restricted Lebanon from developing a successful cyber-security. The lack of attention and development for cyber-security has made Lebanon an appealing target for various actors to conduct their cyber-operations. The objective of the thesis is to determine whether Lebanon has the ability to defend itself from cyber-threats in spite of a missing cyber-security policy. The thesis offers an analysis of Lebanon’s current conditions with regard to cyber-security at various levels. The thesis employs the international legal framework on cybercrime, the Budapest Convention, in order to assess Lebanon’s capabilities to counter cyber-threats. Furthermore, this study utilizes Estonia, a small Baltic nation considered as one of the leaders in the field, as a comparative case to further examine Lebanon’s cyber-security and identify areas that would bolster Lebanon’s capabilities.

scholarly journals Improving Cyber Security with Resilience

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Škanata
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Malicious Attacks ◽  
Unauthorized Access ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

Cyber security is commonly defined as the practice of protecting computers, networks, programs and data from unauthorized access or malicious attacks that are aimed for exploitation. Hence, cyber security is focused primary on malicious activities prevention and protection from occurring. Prevention and protection objectives have been usually achieved by applying traditional risk assessment and management procedures. Despite these efforts it has been shown that complete security of IT systems and data is almost impossible to achieve. Namely, by increasing number and type of different cyber threats the cyber incidents are becoming inevitable. Thus, even the strong cyber security is not enough anymore. Because of that organizations need to build the cyber resilience which mainly deals with system respond and recovery after disruptive event occurring. Cyber security combined with cyber resilience opens a new perspective towards better overall security of IT systems.

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