Maintaining Information Security in E-Government through Steganology

2011 ◽  
pp. 1180-1184
Author(s):  
H. Si
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
National Security ◽  
Computer Networks ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Open Environment ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Potential Benefits

Traditional government structures are sometimes regarded as overly bulky. However, with the rapid expansion of interconnected computer networks and the progressive development of information technology (IT), it is now possible to exchange massive amounts of data at light speed over great distances. These infrastructures and technologies provide the opportunity for governments to transform themselves from huge monsters to compact and efficient organizations. Realizing the potential benefits of IT, as of summer 2004, 198 governments had started their e-government plans to construct digital government based on the Internet (West, 2004). One of the essential features of e-government is the transmission of confidential information via computer networks. Depending on the sensitivity of the information, the security of some information should be treated at the same level as national security. Although each e-government has its own networks, no government can say no to the Internet, because it would be a waste of resource. However, the Internet is an open environment; therefore, protecting data flowing on the Internet from attacks is a pressing e-government issue. All governments with such strategies have sought help from cryptographers and devoted huge amounts of both money and time to the development of specially designed information systems and advanced cryptosystems to strengthen information security. Unfortunately, cryptography is not adequate in some applications. As computing power keeps increasing and the techniques of cryptanalysis keep advancing, contemporary cryptosystems cannot and will not work forever. At the 24th Annual International Cryptology Conference (CRYPTO’04), MD5 and a series of related cryptosystems, which are currently in widespread use, were proved unreliable (Wang, Feng, Lai, & Yu, 2004). From the last decade, steganology—the technique for digitally hiding and detecting information – is attracting more attention. It is already regarded as a powerful complement to cryptology and a promising technique for ensuring e-national security. Unlike cryptology, which renders the encrypted information completely meaningless, steganology keeps the host media perceptually unchanged after hiding the secret information. This article will provide an in-depth explanation of the two components of steganology, namely steganography and steganalysis, and discuss their potential applications in the realm of e-national security.

Maintaining Information Security in E-Government through Steganology

2011 ◽  
pp. 1393-1399
Author(s):  
Huayin Si ◽  
Chang-Tsun Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
National Security ◽  
Computer Networks ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Open Environment ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Potential Benefits

Traditional government structures are sometimes regarded as overly bulky. However, with the rapid expansion of interconnected computer networks and the progressive development of information technology (IT), it is now possible to exchange massive amounts of data at light speed over great distances. These infrastructures and technologies provide the opportunity for governments to transform themselves from huge monsters to compact and efficient organizations. Realizing the potential benefits of IT, as of summer 2004, 198 governments had started their e-government plans to construct digital government based on the Internet (West, 2004). One of the essential features of e-government is the transmission of confidential information via computer networks. Depending on the sensitivity of the information, the security of some information should be treated at the same level as national security. Although each e-government has its own networks, no government can say no to the Internet, because it would be a waste of resource. However, the Internet is an open environment; therefore, protecting data flowing on the Internet from attacks is a pressing e-government issue. All governments with such strategies have sought help from cryptographers and devoted huge amounts of both money and time to the development of specially designed information systems and advanced cryptosystems to strengthen information security. Unfortunately, cryptography is not adequate in some applications. As computing power keeps increasing and the techniques of cryptanalysis keep advancing, contemporary cryptosystems cannot and will not work forever. At the 24th Annual International Cryptology Conference (CRYPTO’04), MD5 and a series of related cryptosystems, which are currently in widespread use, were proved unreliable (Wang, Feng, Lai, & Yu, 2004). From the last decade, steganology—the technique for digitally hiding and detecting information – is attracting more attention. It is already regarded as a powerful complement to cryptology and a promising technique for ensuring e-national security. Unlike cryptology, which renders the encrypted information completely meaningless, steganology keeps the host media perceptually unchanged after hiding the secret information. This article will provide an in-depth explanation of the two components of steganology, namely steganography and steganalysis, and discuss their potential applications in the realm of e-national security.

Cross-Border E-Commerce Payments

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-97
Author(s):  
Noor Nahar Begum ◽  
Md Masudul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
National Security ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Internet Connections

The rapid expansion of the internet provides the world great achievements both in social and economic life. E-commerce has become one of the serenest ways of doing business and has a persuasive impact on the economy. It is the set of transactions that have been conducted through internet connections and computer networks. This chapter aims to look at the cross-border e-commerce payments. Specially, the chapter has focused on the trends in e-commerce payments, methods of online payments, effects of cross-border e-commerce, factors affecting cross-border e-commerce payments, friction of cross-border e-commerce system, drivers and impediments of cross-border e-commerce, growth of cross-border e-commerce in emerging markets. Moreover, this chapter shows how information has become the blood of e-commerce. It has extensive effects on the economy, society, and indeed national security.

Local Area Network Information Security and Virus Countermeasures of the Internet

2014 ◽  
Vol 1079-1080 ◽  
pp. 598-600
Author(s):  
Ying Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Computer Networks ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Local Area ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Information Security Management ◽  
Network Information

With the rapid development of computer networks and the Internet, while promoting the development of all aspects, the Internet also brings some trouble. The text starts from the Local Area Network information security status, analyzes problems in LAN information security management, puts forward maintenance and virus prevention strategies for LAN security.

scholarly journals Ecommerce risk management: analysing the case Vietnam Airlines incident

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu Ba Quyet ◽  
Hoang Cao Cuong
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Computer Networks ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communications Networks ◽  
Exchange Of Information ◽  
Targeted Attacks ◽  
Internet Information

E-Commerce is the purchase and sale of goods, services and exchange of information based on communications networks and the Internet. Information, information systems, computers, computer networks, and other electronic means play an especially important role. These objects are valuable assets and targeted attacks by cybercriminals. E-commerce risk management is to protect the development of e-commerce. It includes setting information security objectives, assessing vulnerabilities, threats and attacks, and selecting countermeasures. The paper presents the theory of e-commerce risk management, analysing the Vietnam Airlines e-commerce risk management case, using the DREAD model. The paper provides the discussions and short recommendations to other enterprises in e-commerce risk management nowadays.

REGULATORY AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF INFORMATION SECURITY IN UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Malashko ◽  
◽  
Serhii Yesimov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information Security ◽  
National Security ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Current Information ◽  
Initial Stage

The article examines trends in the development of legal regulation of information security in Ukraine in the context of the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. The current information legislation and regulations on information security are analyzed. The tendencies in the legal regulation of information security that took place at the initial stage of the formation of information legislation are revealed. Based on the factors that took place before the adoption of the Doctrine of information security of Ukraine, the laws of Ukraine “On the basic principles of ensuring the cybersecurity of Ukraine”, “On the national security of Ukraine”, in the context of the current legislation, based on the methodology of legal forecasting, it is concluded that in the future the development of normative legal information security will be developed on the basis of by-laws, mainly at the departmental level.

What are the Potential Benefits of Including Latent Storage in Common Wallboard?

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. K. Stovall ◽  
J. J. Tomlinson
Keyword(s):  
Comfort Level ◽  
Load Management ◽  
Storage Device ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Payback Time ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Energy Penalty ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
Change Material

Previous work has shown that wallboard can be successfully manufactured to contain up to 30 percent phase-change material (PCM), or wax, thus enabling this common building material to serve as a thermal energy storage device. The PCM wallboard was analyzed for passive solar applications and found to save energy with a reasonable payback time period of five years. Further evaluations of the wallboard are reported in this paper. This analysis looks at potential applications of PCM wallboard as a load management device and as a comfort enhancer. Results show that the wallboard is ineffective in modifying the comfort level but can provide significant load management relief. In some applications the load management strategy also serves to save a small amount of energy, in others there is a small energy penalty.

Modeling a multi-layered blockchain framework for digital services that governments can implement

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fernando Rebollar ◽  
Rocío Aldeco-Perez ◽  
Marco A. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Information Security ◽  
High Rate ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Electronic Network ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Cryptographic Techniques

The general population increasingly uses digital services, meaning services which are delivered over the internet or an electronic network, and events such as pandemics have accelerated the need of using new digital services. Governments have also increased their number of digital services, however, these digital services still lack of sufficient information security, particularly integrity. Blockchain uses cryptographic techniques that allow decentralization and increase the integrity of the information it handles, but it still has disadvantages in terms of efficiency, making it incapable of implementing some digital services where a high rate of transactions are required. In order to increase its efficient, a multi-layer proposal based on blockchain is presented. It has four layers, where each layer specializes in a different type of information and uses properties of public blockchain and private blockchain. An statistical analysis is performed and the proposal is modeled showing that it maintains and even increases the integrity of the information while preserving the efficiency of transactions. Besides, the proposal can be flexible and adapt to different types of digital services. It also considers that voluntary nodes participate in the decentralization of information making it more secure, verifiable, transparent and reliable.

The Evolving Concept of the Japanese Security Strategy

2021 ◽  
pp. 648-658
Author(s):  
Yoko Nitta
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
National Security ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
Security Strategy ◽  
Corporate Executives ◽  
Foreign State ◽  
Prime Concern ◽  
Present Information

This chapter studies how the significant cyberattacks perpetrated against the Japan Pension Services (JPS) served to heighten awareness of the significance of cyber threats among political and corporate executives. According to the Japanese cybersecurity strategy, cyberattacks constitute a global risk and remain a prime concern for the development of appropriate countermeasures. As a result, Japan has regarded the strengthening of cybersecurity as a priority and outlined this to the National Security Council in 2014. At present, information security institutions in Japan are chaperoned by the cybersecurity strategy headquarters, which aims to promote constructive and efficient cybersecurity policies. In addition, Japan has implemented its third action plan on information security for critical infrastructure and revised its cybersecurity strategy in 2015. By working in partnership with countries around the world, Japan pursues its own national security as well as the peace and stability of the international community. International cooperation and partnerships also contribute to the international campaign against cyberattacks, especially those in which foreign state actors may be implicated.

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