scholarly journals Cyber War is not Gender War - Experiences of Creating a Productive Heterogeneous Environment in Cyber Security Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Winders ◽  
Cariana Cornel ◽  
Caralea Cornel ◽  
Allie Larson ◽  
Sarah Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Heterogeneous Environment ◽  
Security Research ◽  
War Experiences ◽  
Cyber War

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.

Cyber Security without Cyber War

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Cyber War

scholarly journals Trusted and Protection of Exemplary Eventualities of Threats against Privileged Data Secrets across Sleepwake Cycles in Personal Computers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 7835-7839
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Crowd Sourcing ◽  
Mobile Platforms ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Device Drivers ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Significant Barrier ◽  
Malicious Insiders ◽  
High Level

Our paper notices that with a high probability the computer faced with physical attacks can be in a suspended mode. We have more interest in addressing a series of existing and plausible threats to cyber security where the opponent possesses unconventional attack capabilities. Such unconventionality includes, in our exploration t but not restricted to, crowd sourcing, physical coercion, substantial machine resources, malicious insiders, etc. Throughout this paper, we have a tendency to tend to demonstrate but our philosophy is applied to affect several exemplary eventualities of unconventional threats, and elaborate on the model systems data secrets across sleepwake cycles. Most PCs, particularly laptops, remain in rest suspend to RAM, when not in dynamic use. A vital inspect for unattended PCs in rest is that the nearness of client insider facts in framework memory. An aggressor with material approach of a computer in rest will launch side vein memory attacks, by handling liable device drivers; regular mitigations include like bugs etc. A sophisticated assailant can likewise fall back on chilly boot assaults by handling DRAM memory impact. Hypnoguard2 protects in RAM information once a laptop is in sleep simply just in case of assorted memory attacks ecosystem for every desktop and mobile platforms, the appliance of reliable computing still remains rare or exclusively by certain manufacturers. In reality, a way larger issue is that the inspiration of trust is sometimes a combination, this becomes a significant barrier for the tutorial analysis due to lack of access to hardware primitives or public documentation. We believe the high level methodology of these research topics can contribute to advancing the security research under strong adversarial assumptions, and the promotion of software hardware orchestration in protecting execution integrity therein.

scholarly journals Game Based Cyber Security Training: are Serious Games suitable for cyber security training?

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Hendrix ◽  
Ali Al-Sherbaz ◽  
Victoria Bloom
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Short Term ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Security Training ◽  
Almost All ◽  
And Training

Security research and training is attracting a lot of investment and interest from governments and the private sector. Most efforts have focused on physical security, while cyber security or digital security has been given less importance. With recent high-profile attacks it has become clear that training in cyber security is needed. Serious Games have the capability to be effective tools for public engagement and behavioural change and role play games, are already used by security professionals. Thus cyber security seems especially well-suited to Serious Games. This paper investigates whether games can be effective cyber security training tools. The study is conducted by means of a structured literature review supplemented with a general web search.While there are early positive indications there is not yet enough evidence to draw any definite conclusions. There is a clear gap in target audience with almost all products and studies targeting the general public and very little attention given to IT professionals and managers. The products and studies also mostly work over a short period, while it is known that short-term interventions are not particularly effective at affecting behavioural change.

scholarly journals “Passwords protect my stuff”—a study of children’s password practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yee-Yin Choong ◽  
Mary F Theofanos ◽  
Karen Renaud ◽  
Suzanne Prior
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Security Education ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Age Appropriate ◽  
8Th Graders ◽  
Limited Generalizability

Abstract Children use technology from a very young age and often have to authenticate. The goal of this study is to explore children’s practices, perceptions, and knowledge regarding passwords. Given the limited work to date and that the world’s cyber posture and culture will be dependent on today’s youth, it is imperative to conduct cyber-security research with children. We conducted surveys of 189 3rd to 8th graders from two Midwest schools in the USA. We found that children have on average two passwords for school and three to four passwords for home. They kept their passwords private and did not share with others. They created passwords with an average length of 7 (3rd to 5th graders) and 10 (6–8th graders). But, only about 13% of the children created very strong passwords. Generating strong passwords requires mature cognitive and linguistic capabilities which children at this developmental stage have not yet mastered. They believed that passwords provide access control, protect their privacy and keep their “stuff” safe. Overall, children had appropriate mental models of passwords and demonstrated good password practices. Cyber-security education should strive to reinforce these positive practices while continuing to provide and promote age-appropriate developmental security skills. Given the study’s sample size and limited generalizability, we are expanding our research to include children from 3rd to 12th graders across multiple US school districts.

Israel's Cyber Security Policy

2016 ◽  
pp. 475-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lior Tabansky
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
National Response ◽  
Democratic Societies ◽  
War Metaphor ◽  
Cyber War ◽  
National Infrastructure

Cyberspace opened a Pandora's Box: it enabled a direct strike on national infrastructure while circumventing traditional defence systems. Analysing the national responses to Cybersecurity challenges reveals the power of “Cyber War” metaphor and the resulting militarization of cyberspace. But these are unsuitable against cyber disruption of civilian national infrastructure. Further, the persistent trend towards militarization of cybersecurity has negative outcomes. How then should democratic societies provide Cybersecurity? One way of addressing the challenge is presented in the second part of the chapter. Israeli Cyber Defence stresses three lessons. 1. Despite the global risks, a national response is feasible. 2. Israel did not to task the IDF with cyber defence in civilian realm. 3. Technical prowess is not enough for national Cybersecurity, without political measures to settle conflicts and overcome barriers.

Cyber Security Datasets Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 191-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Gang Wang ◽  
Chang Zhen Hu ◽  
Ming Lei Hao ◽  
Fang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
Rapid Access ◽  
Security Research ◽  
Correct Understanding

Data is the basis for cyber security research. Correct understanding and rapid access to rich and reliable data is a good beginning of our research work. In this paper we present a novel classification method of cyber security data. In addition, we collect and list some datasets, which can better help you to carry out research.

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