Criminalization as a main threat to economic security

Differential Power Analysis: A Serious Threat to FPGA Security

Differential Power Analysis (DPA) implies measuring the supply current of a cipher-circuit in an attempt to uncover part of a cipher key. Cryptographic security gets compromised if the current waveforms obtained correlate with those from a hypothetical power model of the circuit. As FPGAs are becoming integral parts of embedded systems and increasingly popular for cryptographic applications and...

Knowledge Discovery as a Threat to Database Security

This chapter investigates the affect of knowledge discovery from databases on the security of databases. First, it examines the current concern with database systems for security from knowl­ edge discovery. Second, this chapter discusses some of the potential security risks associated with knowledge discovery. Third, some potential structure for the development of controls for such systems is e...

STABILITY AND SECURITY IN TAJIKISTAN Drug Trafficking as a Threat to National Security

Opportunity or Threat to Security ?

Between February 20 and 27, 2003, under the code name ‘Schriever II’, friendly ‘blue’ forces faced ‘red’ enemy forces during 8 days of a fierce battle in outer space. More than 300 military and civilian experts from more than 30 US agencies participated in this space war that took place 14 years in the future. Schriever II was only a war game, set in the year 2017! It took place at Schriever Ai...

Threat Modeling as a Basis for Security Requirements

We routinely hear vendors claim that their systems are “secure.” However, without knowing what assumptions are made by the vendor, it is hard to justify such a claim. Prior to claiming the security of a system, it is important to identify the threats to the system in question. Enumerating the threats to a system helps system architects develop realistic and meaningful security requirements. In ...