Essays about: "physical vulnerability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 72 essays containing the words physical vulnerability.

  1. 1. Testing IoT Security : A comparison of existing penetration testing frameworks and proposing a generic framework

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Alva Widerberg Palmfeldt; William Mattsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Internet of Things; penetration testing; standardization; framework; vulnerability exploitation;

    Abstract : The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices linked to the Internet worldwide, integrating into various systems like healthcare, finance, and transportation. However, the rapid market expansion has led to software and hardware security shortcomings, leaving IoT devices vulnerable to cybercriminals. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE

  4. 3. Potential migration routes for the alien species, pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) : investigating access in west and south coast rivers of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Rebecca Martin; [2023]
    Keywords : invasive; alien species; salmonid; anadromous; migration barriers;

    Abstract : Invasive alien species are one of the main drivers of ecosystem change globally, presenting challenges to biodiversity that take many forms Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, has recently been observed on the Swedish west coast where its presence is the result of secondary spreading from populations introduced to the White and Barents Seas in northwestern Russia. In Sweden, O. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

    Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

  6. 5. Did donors of foreign aid keep their promise to prioritize climate change vulnerability?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Edvin Jämting; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Vulnerability; Aid Allocation; Adaptation Aid;

    Abstract : Climate aid has been on the rise for some years now. During the 2009 UN Climate Summit developed countries promised extensive amounts of “new and additional” aid for climate change adaptation to be allocated to the most vulnerable countries. READ MORE