This paper describes work in progress in developing an architecture for Command & Control systems based on an empirical model of the military commander’s thinking processes. It shows how social network constructs could be added to a multi-agent system to model network-enabled capabilities in a complex, real-world domain, using the events of September 11, 2001, as a case study. Areas for further...

Vulnerability is a weakness, shortcoming or flaw in the system or network infrastructure which can be used by an attacker to harm the system, disrupt its normal operation and use it for his financial, competitive or other motives or just for cyber escapades. In this paper, we re-examined the various types of attacks on industrial control systems as well as on social networking users. We have li...

Combating long-term unemployment remains a central strand of policies to promote social and labour market inclusion. One area of increasing concern is that the longterm unemployed (and especially those residing in disadvantaged communities) can find themselves isolated from the diverse social networks that can contribute to effective job seeking. This article draws on interviews conducted with ...

BACKGROUND In May 2013, a measles outbreak began in the Netherlands among Orthodox Protestants who often refuse vaccination for religious reasons. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare the number of messages expressed on Twitter and other social media during the measles outbreak with the number of online news articles and the number of reported measles cases to answer the question if and when soci...

Social networking sites (SNS) have grown to be one of the most prevalent technologies, providing users a variety of benefits. However, SNS also provide user sufficient opportunities to access others’ positive information. This would elicit envy. In the current study, we develop a theoretical framework that elaborates the mechanism through which online envy is generated and influences SNS usage....