Essays about: "security through obscurity"

Found 3 essays containing the words security through obscurity.

1. 1. Patch Delivery Infrastructure in SCADA Systems

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Svetlomir Petrov; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : As other technologies, the SCADA architecture, whose origin can be traced back to midtwentiethcentury, was not designed initially with security in mind. Recent cyber-attacks andsecurity incidents show that approaches like security through obscurity and air-gapping thesystems are not relevant anymore. READ MORE

3. 2. Behaviour of Port-knocking authentication mechanism

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap (DV)

   Author : Petko Gerdzhikov; [2017]
   Keywords : port knocking; network security; security through obscurity; concealment; single packet authorization;

   Abstract : Port-knocking is a security mechanism used in computer systems to hide available network services. Its operation relies on a drop policy firewall setting in order to make impossible for port-scanning attacks to occur. This project researches the impact of implementing such a software solution. READ MORE

4. 3. The role of awareness in adoption of government cyber security initiatives : A study of SMEs in the U.K.

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Colin Topping; [2017]
   Keywords : Cyber Security; Awareness; SME; NCSC; Government;

   Abstract : Awareness is a key component of any information security programme. This study sets out to establish whether SMEs are using the government cyber security initiatives and finds that only 4.3% of respondents are utilising the resource that is freely available from the newly formed National Cyber Security Centre. READ MORE