Degree Of Security Research Articles

EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE RISK ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE THE MEDIATING ROLE OF BANKING SECURITY DEGREE: EVIDENCE FROM THE FINANCIAL SECTOR IN JORDAN

The current study aims to determine the effect of interest rate risk on financial performance through the banking security degree as a mediating variable. The study population includes 13 Jordanian commercial banks from 2011 to 2018. To achieve the current study objectives, a descriptive and analytical approaches were used. Furthermore, Baron and Kenny’s test (1986) were adopted to examine the current study hypotheses. The results found that the banking security degree partially affects the relationship between interest rate risk and financial performance. Accordingly, this study provides a set of recommendations. Among them, we encourage policymakers and bank owners, and managers to develop efficient interest rate risk policies continuously in addition to strengthening the monetary and financial policies of the banking sector. They should strive to achieve a balance between each of the risks of interest rate, performance, and banking security degree.

Lightweight and Secure Authentication Model for Vehicle to Everything (V2X) Communication Based on 5G Networks

Integrating the cellular network infrastructure into Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) received attention from the research community and standards groups. This technology allows the invention and development of new applications, as well as the development of new vehicle mobility solutions and the enhancement of driver mobility in terms of safety, reliability, capacity, and quality. Cellular communications networks such as LTE-V2X and 5G NR, integrated into the Vehicle to Everything (V2X) architecture designed to support vehicular communications and deployed on a large scale, appear in particular to be a relevant solution. They could indeed guarantee reliable geographic distribution and acceptable performance (latency, bandwidth, packet loss). In this context, we propose a secure authentication scheme for 5G-based V2X communication. To achieve security requirements, our approach aims to provide a high degree of security in different vehicular communication (V2V, V2I, V2N) by using lightweight cryptographic algorithms in order to safely receive all keys and messages from RSU, vehicles, and the network. To validate our approach, we use the Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocols and Applications (AVISPA) tool to achieve the security goals, also evaluate the performance according to the operational cost which demonstrates that our model has a less computational cost.

Iris recognition method based on segmentation

The development of science and studies has led to the creation of many modern means and technologies that focused and directed their interests on enhancing security due to the increased need for high degrees of security and protection for individuals and societies. Hence identification using a person's vital characteristics is an important privacy topic for governments, businesses and individuals. A lot of biometric features such as fingerprint, facial measurements, acid, palm, gait, fingernails and iris have been studied and used among all the biometrics, in particular, the iris gets the attention because it has unique advantages as the iris pattern is unique and does not change over time, providing the required accuracy and stability in verification systems. This feature is impossible to modify without risk. When identifying with the iris of the eye, the discrimination system only needs to compare the data of the characteristics of the iris of the person to be tested to determine the individual's identity, so the iris is extracted only from the images taken. Determining correct iris segmentation methods is the most important stage in the verification system, including determining the limbic boundaries of the iris and pupil, whether there is an effect of eyelids and shadows, and not exaggerating centralization that reduces the effectiveness of the iris recognition system. There are many techniques for subtracting the iris from the captured image. This paper presents the architecture of biometric systems that use iris to distinguish people and a recent survey of iris segmentation methods used in recent research, discusses methods and algorithms used for this purpose, presents datasets and the accuracy of each method, and compares the performance of each method used in previous studies

STUDY OF FARMERS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY: CASE STUDY IN KEBASEN DISTRICT, BANYUMAS REGENCY

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on various economic sectors, one of which is the agricultural sector. This important role of the agricultural sector often ignores the socio-economic conditions of the farmer's household. This research aims to analyze the degree of food security of farmer households during of the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used is the descriptive quantitative method using income and expenditure variables of farmers' households in the last month. The results showed that calculation of the structure of the household income of farmers is dominated by the structure of income from farming by 82.63 %, while the rest comes from non-farming by 17.37 %. Then for the expenditure structure of farmer households, non-food expenditures are greater than food expenditures, which is 59 % compared to food expenditures of 41 %. This gives an understanding that farmers' income is quite high and tends to spend their income to meet needs outside of food (non-food). By using indicators of food security, namely the level of food subsistence and the share of food expenditure, then farmer households in Kebasen District, Banyumas Regency are classified as high or food Unresistant during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Image Encryption using Variable Length Blocks and Variable Length PK

The colored digital image is one of the most important and popular types of digital data for use in many vital applications, which requires the provision of safe methods to protect it from penetration operations and protect it from tampering and data thieves. In this research paper, a new method for protecting digital images of various types will be presented, which is characterized by ease of implementation and providing a high degree of security and protection for the digital image. A secret color image known only by the sender and receiver will be used as an image_ key, this image_key will be used to generate a private key to encrypt-decrypted any color image by applying image resizing. The private key will be variable, and will match the image block size. The image to be encrypted-decrypted will be divided into blocks, the block size will be variable and agree upon between the sender and receiver. The proposed method will be implemented, the obtained results will be analyzed to prove the efficiency, security level and quality parameters provided by the proposed method.

Financial risk analysis system and supervision based on big data and blockchain technology

AbstractFinancial risk is closely related to the risk of finance. For both institutions and financial industry, once financial risk occurs, it will bring great harm. It is very necessary to forewarn financial risks before they occur. Through the analysis and supervision of financial risk can effectively control the occurrence of financial crisis. In the current Internet era, blockchain technology has been widely used in various aspects. In finance, in particular, blockchain has brought great convenience to the analysis and supervision of its risks. This paper aims to study financial risk analysis and related regulatory research through the relevant technologies of big data and blockchain. This paper puts forward the way of combining theory and model to study financial risk. The risk value is obtained through the study of risk‐related attributes. Experimental results show that the risk rate of financial risks under big data and blockchain technology has been reduced by 10%–15%. This degree of risk reduction is of great application in actual financial risk control. Financial security is closely related to financial risks and financial crises. Both risks and crises can be used to explain and measure the degree of security, and security can also be used to explain and measure risks and crises. The higher the degree of security, the lower the risk; conversely, the greater the risk, the lower the degree of security; a crisis is the result of a large‐scale accumulation of risks, and a crisis is serious insecurity, which is an extreme of financial security.

Decentralized Identity Management for E-Health Applications: State-of-the-Art and Guidance for Future Work.

The increasing use of various online services requires an efficient digital identity management (DIM) approach. Unfortunately, the original Internet protocols were not designed with built-in identity management, which creates challenges related to privacy, security, and usability. There is an increasing societal concern regarding the management of these sensitive data, access to it, and where it is stored. Blockchain technology can potentially offer a secure solution to address these issues in a decentralized manner without centralized authority. This is important for e-health services where the patient and the healthcare provider often are required to prove their identity. Blockchain technology can be utilized for creating digital identities and making its management easier, thus giving a higher degree of control to the user than what current solutions offer. It can be used to create a digital identity on the blockchain, making it easier for individuals and entities to manage, giving them greater control over who has their personal information and how they handle it. In addition, it might be utilized to create a higher degree of trust and security for e-health applications. The aim of this research work was to review the state-of-the-art regarding blockchain-based decentralized identity management for healthcare applications. Based on this summary, we provide a viewpoint on how blockchain-based decentralized identity frameworks might be utilized for virtualized healthcare applications. This research study applied a scoping, semi-systematic review approach to summarize the state-of-the-art. Included identity management systems were evaluated based on seven criteria: autonomy, authority, availability, approval, confidentiality, tenacity, and Interoperability. Seven blockchain-based identity management systems were included and evaluated in this work: these include solutions built with Ethereum, Hyperledger Indy, Hyperledger Fabric, Hedera, and Sovrin blockchains. DIM is crucial for virtual health care. Decentralized identity management for healthcare purposes is currently being explored in both academia and the private sector. More work is needed with the aim of improving the efficiency of current DIM solutions and to fully understand what technical frameworks are best suited for e-health applications.

Effectiveness Of Military Diplomacy Towards Nationalism, National Security and Unity

Military diplomacy in every country strengthens unity, nationalism and national security. It acts as a specific domain of diplomacy that emphasizes primarily on the pursuit of foreign policy interest of the state in the field of security and defence policy, whose actions are associated on the use of negotiations and other diplomatic instruments. Nepal, being a sovereign kingdom, the nation needs a stout military foundation. In this regard, in the field of nationalism, national unity and security, Nepal Army drives its loyalty, obedience, sacrifice and etiquette to maintain common and control in the nation. Considering this fact, this study examines military diplomacy directed to national interest through the perceptions of general people of Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province of Nepal. This study aims at exploring effectiveness of military diplomacy for the well being of the nation and their role to maintain patriotic feeling through national security and unity, and harmonious civil-military relations. To carry out this research, a set of questionnaires was prepared through Google Docs and circulated to general people through emails and messenger. Altogether, 116 participants were taken as population in this study. The snowball sampling technique was used with an online survey tool to collect data. The collected data was analyzed in terms of simple statistical method of percentages. This study found that the effectiveness of military diplomacy for an important security and foreign policy. The result displayed that military diplomacy provides opportunities, security and strength which boosts the national power. It enumerates the activity of military force of the ministry of defense of the nation which conducts a diplomatic scenario to the enforcement of its foreign policy that is of a non-combat nature. It also signifies that military diplomacy marches towards nationalism, which gravitates to build up the interest of obtaining and maintaining the state’s sovereignty. Therefore, it is an essential tool for foreign policy at strategic level that adds to raise the degree of nationalism, national security and unity in the state.

Unveiling the Safety Aspects of DevSecOps: Evolution, Gaps and Trends

Background: The popularity of DevSecOps is on the rise because it promises to integrate a greater degree of security into software delivery pipelines. However, there is also an unacceptable risk related to safety that cannot be overlooked, given the importance of this aspect in many industries. Objective: The objective of this study is to provide an overview of the safety aspects reported in the literature on DevSecOps. This study also characterizes such aspects and identifies the gaps that may lead to future research work. Method: A systematic literature review was conducted using five well-known academic databases. The search was executed in September 2021 and March 2022 to identify relevant studies. Results: The search returned 114 academic studies. After the screening process, five primary studies published between 2019 and 2021 were selected. These studies were analyzed thoroughly to identify the safety aspects. Then, we categorized them into three main groups: (i) risk-related safety aspects, (ii) human-related aspects, and (iii) management aspects. Conclusion: Safety is an important characteristic that is becoming more critical as the number of critical systems grows. This review reveals that only a scarce number of studies are focusing on safety in DevSecOps. However, those studies gave us some insights into this topic. Therefore, our main observation is that this topic has not yet been completely explored in the academic literature. This review can encourage reflection and discussion between the safety and security communities.

Conscience, Consent, and a Multiplicity of Factions: Disestablishment and Free Exercise in Colonial American Constitutionalism

Taking seriously Tocqueville’s admonition that colonial experience is the proper “point of departure” for understanding the American regime and its constitution, this essay examines the development of free exercise protections and disestablishment of religion in the foundational laws of the American colonies. Like other studies of church-state relations, this examination largely bears out Madison’s pithy analysis in The Federalist. “In a free government, the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other, in the multiplicity of sects. The degree of security in both cases will depend on the number of interests and sects.” Growing religious diversity was a harbinger of religious liberty in early American constitutionalism. Yet the extension of free exercise protections and the curtailment of church establishments also depended on patterns of thought endemic to the theology of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Americans, shared principles that predated the proliferation of enlightenment liberalism in America. This narrative cautions against grounding religious liberty entirely in modern liberalism; colonial Americans did not adopt religious liberty as a result of secularization, but to protect their communities of faith from political threats. A conception of church-state relations that exudes hostility to faith is not likely to be durable. A robust religious liberty must thus be grounded in, or at minimum consonant with, the convictions the devoutly religious.

Removal of Autogenous Fat Filling in Double Eyelid Operation by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm-Based Computerized Tomography (CT) Image Features

The effect of autogenous fat filling was evaluated by computerized tomography (CT) image features based on the symmetric extended convolutional residual network image denoising algorithm in this research, and the pathological examination was conducted for the lesions of patients with complications. The examination provided more valid research basis for the clinical application of autogenous fat filling. 60 patients who received double eyelid operation were selected as the research objects, and the patients were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group, where each group included 30 cases. The conventional double eyelid operation was adopted in treating the cases in the control group, while autogenous fat filling was adopted in the treatment of the cases in the experimental group. All patients in two groups were examined by CT images based on the symmetric extended convolutional residual network image denoising algorithm, and the therapeutic effects on patients in two groups and the evaluation of complications were compared. Next, the lesions of the complications of patients in the experimental group were examined pathologically. Besides, the efficacy and security of the pathological examination were assessed. The result showed that the values of peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity (SSIM) (σ (noise level) = 60 : 24.78 dB, 0.7022) in different noise images of the artificial intelligence algorithm adopted in the research were obviously higher than those obtained by the convolutional neural network (CNN) and deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) algorithms (P < 0.05). The therapeutic efficacy of patients in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group (68.67% vs 60%). In addition, eyelid swelling scoring, double eyelid line width, and upper eyelid muscle strength of patients in the experimental group were all better than those of patients in the control group (P < 0.05). Besides, the incidence of complications (10%) of patients in the experimental group was significantly lower than that (30%) of patients in the control group. The pathological results of patients in the experimental group demonstrated that the lesion tissues might denature in future. As a result, the CT image processing of the algorithm adopted in this research could denoise effectively, and PSNR and SSIM values were high. In terms of the treatment by double eyelid operation, autogenous fat filling was effective, noninvasive, simple and resulted in low incidence of complications with a certain degree of security.

Proposed Model for Using Block Chain to Secure the University Management System in Online Education

In light of the Corona pandemic that is sweeping the entire world, and one of its negative effects was forcing the world to social distance between its members in an attempt to limit the spread of this epidemic, and one of the sectors that were directly affected by this epidemic and what led to it of social distancing is the education sector with all its institutions, Where educational institutions of all kinds were forced to resort to the education system through the Internet, it was necessary to think of a way to secure important data and information circulating over the Internet in this new system that educational institutions were forced to implement, and block chain technology is a qualitative revolution in information technology. It is a technology that aims to store and verify the validity of digital transactions on the Internet with a high degree of security. This research paper explains how to take advantage of the block chain technology in the educational process and secure its data so that it is not exposed to hacking, theft or modification, by developing a visualization How to use block chain technology and benefit from it in securing and protecting data in online education, which achieves security and confidentiality and not to modify it, such as securing academic degrees for students and to ensure the attendance of students and to ensure that they are not tampered with.

BLACK SEA REGION AND ECONOMIC SECURITY WITHIN THE FRAME OF DEVELOPING NATIONAL DEFENSE CAPABILITIES

The article considers the factors contributing to the stability and security of the Black Sea region, which ensures the development and strengthening of economic security as a whole. In general, economic security guarantees economic independence, while economic independence provides certain mechanisms of protection against internal and external threats, environmental problems, and other military or economic risks. We cannot discuss these areas of security, including maintaining and strengthening defense capabilities, in isolation because it is directly related to national security and political stability, as well as the institutional concepts of state organization and management. Economic security is crucial for economic growth and maintaining stable economic development. A stable economic situation and a high degree of security lead to the rational use of limited resources, the creation of an investment environment, and, therefore, an increase in financial capital to support economic growth while increasing the armed forces' effectiveness. In this regard, the favorable strategic location of the country is essential, as well as the opportunity to play a significant role in the global environment, using the opportunities that the country has: transit potential, logistics infrastructure, transport capabilities, seaports, energy projects (pipelines), legislative and institutional structures, etc. Considering the existing threats in the Black Sea area, it is vital to create a favorable economic space in the region and Georgia.

Improving Security and Privacy for Health Information and Images

Recently, the wireless devices and information technology have been evolved greatly and used in many sectors such as health and military. Employing these technologies in health system require to transmitting the patient’s information over the Internet. Hence, there is an urgent need to provide a high degree of security and privacy for patient information. This paper presents new encryption method to protect the information that are transmitted and stored in electronic health records (EHR) with maintaining its privacy. The proposal employs AES and ECC algorithms for security purpose and HMAC-SHA3 algorithm for privacy purpose. The suggested strategy was applied in different stages. ECC algorithm had been used to provides very fast key generation, and fast key agreement. A different key is generated for each session where both sender and receiver has the ability to generate the same private key. The obtained results show high level of security in both ends(Sender & receiver) as they have the role of encryption and decoding according to the query. The results were analyzed and tested according to the NIST test group and thirteen steps have been successfully passed.

Computing resource allocation strategy considering privacy protection mechanism in edge computing environment

Aiming at the problem that it is difficult to achieve high privacy security and low time consumption in the process of user terminals resource allocation, this paper proposes a computing resource allocation strategy considering privacy protection mechanism in edge computing environment. Firstly, the problem is modelled as partially observable Markov decision process, and a reinforcement learning algorithm is proposed to minimize the failure rate of tasks. Secondly, the privacy entropy is used to protect the privacy information data, and computing tasks are divided into several different types of data to measure the uncertainty of computing tasks. Finally, the time consumption and the data privacy security degree of user terminals are quantified by using time computing model and privacy entropy value, and a multi-objective optimization problem model is established. Experiments show that the system energy consumption of the proposed method in the worst case is also less than 20 J, which is better than the two comparison methods. This method not only reduces the system energy consumption, but also enhances the security of data distribution and transmission.

Which Stakeholders’ Sector Matters in Rural Development? That Is the Problem

In the age of COVID, the regaining of economies appears mostly imperative, and rural areas could play a crucial role in this framework. The question of inhabitants’ dispersion and low density, and the exodus of rural people to bigger urban centers have determined an adverse effect on rural development. Rural isolation rises to be a higher order good, delivering a higher degree of security in the pandemic context for those seeking refuge from gatherings of cities. Rural areas provide food, natural environments, and resources that help occupations, development, and wealth trends and preserve cultural heritage. Consequently, rural spaces are vital for several motives and thus it is essential to focus on issue of rural development, especially since lacking rural development does not allow dialoging about development in a regional and/or national perspective. This paper investigates the stakeholders’ impact on rural development, by considering the increasing role of stakeholders as well as the specificity of the diverse objectives pursued by these groups. As there are several stakeholder groups, attention was sweeping, defining them in a sectoral way to corporate, sciences, public administrations, and society. Where there was a need to distinguish among these sectors groups of stakeholders in a more detailed way, such identification took place, for example, in relation to social leaders. The analysis of the results of the questionnaire survey performed in 2020 aimed to accomplish the identified purposes of the paper. The online survey using the CAWI method was conducted in southeastern Poland among people representing all stakeholder groups. The outcomes of the investigation indicate the great prominence of business in the development of rural areas being able to generate added value and influence the increase of entity potential.

Spatial Patterns Analysis of Jabodetabek Electric Rail Transportation Using Spatial Autocorrelation Approach

This study investigates the density level of the Jabodetabek KRL stations and routes and the spatial pattern of the Jabodetabek KRL. The method used is spatial autocorrelation calculation using the Moran’s Index putting on data PT KCI from 2014 through 2020, spatial data from BIG, and BPS population data. The study results show that the stations and the routes were congested. Still, there was a drastic decrease in passengers when the Covid-19 outbreak entered Indonesia in March 2020. There was positive autocorrelation and spatial patterns forming Clusters which means that it is necessary to create new lines and stations to break up the current overcrowding of train passengers. As a result, understanding the density level of stations and routes and the passenger density distribution pattern at Jabodetabek stations may be utilized to design the building of new stations and lines at KRL Jabodetabek, thereby increasing the degree of comfort, safety, and security.

Technical solutions for the evaluation of the effect of explosion pressure when detoning various explosive loads in view of increasing the degree of societal security

The scientific article highlights the synthesis of the research results to assess the effect of explosive pressure on the detonation of various quantities of explosives in order to ensure a predictable level of societal security. The results of the experimental researches highlighted in the scientific papers were obtained following the tests with explosive materials performed on different specially configured experimental assemblies in order to analyze the propagation of the pressure wave on a mobile platform with specially configured pressure and gas sensors as well as on the explosion pressure measuring sensors within two modern Kistler systems. The visualization of air pressure waves for the experiments performed with these working montages was done by using a high-speed camera based on the BOS effect applied on fast video filming with adequate quality characteristics on the number of frames per second and the resolution obtained.

Blockchain-Based Identity Management System and Self-Sovereign Identity Ecosystem: A Comprehensive Survey

Identity Management System (IDMS) refers to how users or individuals are identified and authorized to use organizational systems and services. Since traditional identity management and authentication systems rely heavily on a trusted central authority, they cannot mitigate the effects of single points of failure. As a decentralized and distributed public ledger in a peer-to- peer (P2P) network, Blockchain (BC) technology has garnered a considerable amount of attention in the field of IDMS in recent years. Through Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), users can have full authority over their digital identity. Successful implementation of a BC-based IDMS can significantly increase the degree of privacy and security of a user’s SSI. However, the integration of BC-based IMDS to provide a user with SSI is still an unorganized area of research in its early stages of development. This article presents an extensive literature review of state-of-the-art academic publications as well as commercial market offerings regarding the applicability of BC-based SSI solutions. It also provides a detailed preliminary regarding the building blocks of blockchain technology and a progressive roadmap of IDMS solutions. In order to develop an effective BC-based IDMS solution that focuses on securing a user’s SSI, this article outline five essential components of a BC-based IDMS: authentication, integrity, privacy, trust, and simplicity. Furthermore, we perform a security analysis that outlines several types of adversarial threats that can cause potential damage to the BC-based IDMS. We identify and discuss associated issues and challenges by analyzing several notable BC-based IDMS solutions in academic literature. We also highlight potential research gaps and provide future research scope.

Design of Heartbeat Monitoring Based on Serial Port and its Implementation in QNX

Today, with the rapid development of information technology, the stability of information systems is the guarantee for the normal operation of business systems and data security. Heartbeat monitoring technology enables high system availability and a high degree of system security at a lower cost. In order to ensure the stability of the information system, the heartbeat monitoring technology has been studied. Firstly, the principle of heartbeat monitoring technology is discussed. The basic heartbeat monitoring method is implemented between the main system and the standby system or any two connected systems through the serial port. Then the QNX is used as the technology to implement the carrier to RS-232-C. Finally, for the related modules such as heartbeat sending, heartbeat receiving and processing, the program working flow chart is presented, some examples are given, and interfaces are reserved for function expansion for reference by relevant engineering and technical personnel. In practical applications, based on the actual situation, emergency procedures and recovery procedures can be designed to improve the emergency response capability and reliability of the overall system.