Techniques and Trends Towards Various Dimensions of Robust Security Testing in Global Software Engineering

With the growth of software vulnerabilities, the demand for security integration is increasingly necessary to more effectively achieve the goal of secure software development globally. Different practices are used to keep the software intact. These practices should also be examined to obtain better results depending on the level of security. The security of a software program device is a characteristic that permeates the whole system. To resolve safety issues in a software program security solutions have to be implemented continually throughout each web page. The motive of this study is to offer a complete analysis of safety, wherein protection testing strategies and equipment can be categorized into: technical evaluation strategies and non-technical assessment strategies. This study presents high-level ideas in an easy form that would help professionals and researchers solve software security testing problems around the world. One way to achieve these goals is to separate security issues from other enforcement issues so that they can be resolved independently and applied globally.

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) from Industry and Academia Perspective

External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) is a commonly used solution in EU countries to increase building energy efficiency. The article describes ETICS in terms of environmental impact from two perspectives, i.e., industry and academia. In EU countries, ETICS manufacturers to place construction products to the market must subject it to the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP). The basis of this process is the European Technical Assessment (ETA). Based on the number of issued and valid ETAs for ETICS and the number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), the dimension of sustainability issues was discussed. Analysis of one of the environmental indicators (Global Warming Potential—GWP) for ETICS with EPS, XPS, and MW showed only a general trend. However, there are significant differences between the values of the GWP and other environmental indicators that one can use for future AVCP of construction products. In the light of the research described in the paper, it seems reasonable to conclude that AVCP for ETICS in terms of sustainability will be challenging to implement in practice-based only on environmental indicators according to EN 15804. The article also reviews scientific publications on the sustainability of ETICS.

The Application of Small-Scale and Large-Scale Wind Turbines in Kerman, Iran; A Case Study

Wind data collected of the three synoptic sites for the period of Jul 2006 to Jun 2008 at the height of 40 m has been used to study the wind characteristics, monthly and annual wind energy potential for three agricultural districts in Kerman ( 30°15/N, 56°58/E ), Iran. Two statistical methods (Meteorological and Weibull) have been applied to determine the wind characteristics. Wind energy density, mean wind speeds and wind speed directions have been investigated. A technical assessment has been done and the electricity generation from five different wind turbines having capacity of (26 kW, 100 kW, 300 kW, 600 kW and 660 kW) has been calculated. The results show that all the locations studied are not suitable for electric wind application in a large-scale.

Road Asset Management Assessment

Albanian Road Authority (ARA) under the administration of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. It is responsible agency for the process of construction and maintenance of national and regional roads. Albanian Development Fund (ADF) is the agency for construction of rural and regional road infrastructure, also training for maintenance and management of municipalities responsible for maintenance of the urban and rural roads. ARA and ADF are using public funds for the construction of road infrastructure network, so due to restriction budgetary in road maintenance they the need to develop a strategy for the management and financial of maintenance, based on current accounting principles and efficiency of public funds in order to ensure safety and cost saving users. This includes the use of a balance of investments made to launch a database for years and the development of basic documents for the planning and control of public spending in these activities. The question that arises and requires an analysis is: a generally accepted value will be calculated for the infrastructure during its useful life, using the principles of sound accounting and valuation of real estate activities internationally applied. The results show that the existing accounting standards are suitable for use in infrastructure management, allowing a better control of public spending on infrastructure, while the principles of technical assessment of public infrastructure assets require the creation of a database and inventory for all road classification.

Application of Due Diligence Audit for Value Creation: Case Study from Gas PSC of Malaysia

As resource owner of all hydrocarbon assets of Malaysia, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM) is responsible for providing asset integrity assurance, maintaining producing assets in safe and operable conditions and ensuring compliance to data management by Petroleum Agreement Contractors (PACs). For mature fields nearing expiry of production sharing contracts (PSCs), it is even more critical to safeguard the integrity of petroleum facilities and to conduct an inventory check of acquired data during transition from existing to new PACs. A Due Diligence Audit (DDA) provides an important milestone to benchmark the health of existing assets (subsurface and surface) and outlining roadmap for future development opportunities for the PSC fields. This paper presents key technical results and value creation areas from the DDA conducted for one of the largest gas field PSC in Malaysia. This gas PSC consisted of multiple gas fields and production hubs catering to a majority of gas production in the region. Although the fields had been in production for more than 20 years, maintaining production plateau rate and optimizing operating cost were identified as key concerns for long term sustainability. New development opportunities were also needed to mitigate the same. For existing fields, incremental recovery projects focused on lowering the abandonment pressure are planned. To maximize the utilization of gas processing capacity in production hubs, nearby gas fields have also been identified for cluster development and evacuation. Assurance on long-term gas supply is targeted through fast pace exploration in the early years of new PSCs to discover new gas development areas and to further increase the operating life of these hubs. As ageing assets, each of the fields also faced unique challenges such as liquid handling, subsidence issues and increasing inventory of idle wells. Through successful application of the DDA framework, a detailed technical assessment of deliverables was conducted along with liability management to address these asset integrity risks. With the successful completion of DDA for these fields, the technical assessment deliverables have created significant PSC value by securing identified opportunities under minimum work commitments. In addition, it facilitated a roadmap for idle wells management plan and new technology in "Implement Replicate" phasing. This has helped PETRONAS to further monetize opportunities in ageing assets, and safeguard producing hubs for long-term gas supply. This paper presents an efficient Due Diligence Audit workflow for long term value creation in mature fields and assets.

Kinerja dan Ukuran Usahatani Tebu di Kabupaten Malang Jawa Timur

The low productivity of sugarcane in various regions, especially in production centers, has caused domestic sugar production to fluctuate and unable to meet national sugar needs. That is thought to be due to the inefficient use of inputs by sugarcane farmers, lack of access to capital and information, resulting in farmers being unable to provide the latest technology for sugarcane cultivation. The research objective was to analyze the performance of the sugar cane business in Malang Regency by measuring its technical analysis using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. This research was conducted using a survey method of 50 respondent sugarcane farmers in Malang Regency with the multistage random sampling method. The average total technical efficiency (TE CRS) of sugarcane farmers in Malang Regency is 0.766, the average value of pure technical assessment (TE VRS) is 0.829, and the average efficiency scale is 0.926. Farmers who are technically efficient at optimal scale (CRS) of 18% and 82% are not yet at optimal scale. Farmers who are not at an optimal scale are in an IRS condition of 50% and DRS condition of 32%. The result of correlation analysis shows that land areas as a control variable significantly affect the relationship between technical analysis and income, which shows a solid and positive value is 0.415.