Cyber Security Research Papers/Topics

Data Centric Protection against Ransomware Attacks at the Office of the Auditor General

Abstract: In attempting to answer the question of whether the Office of the Auditor General is doing enough to protect the sensitive data in its possession, I start off by stating the current information security trends. The trends highlight an upward rise in data breaches despite the numerous traditional approaches to secure data and network resources like firewalls, antiviruses, anti-malware gateways etc. In validation a study is performed at the Office of the Auditor General. Analysis of ...

Investigating the Level of Awareness on Information Security Amongst Users at Botho University.

Abstract: The growth of technology advancement has promoted a borderless environment among users, organizations, global industry and easy access to information. The use of the internet and computer systems in a teaching environment parallel increased the number of threats in today's world. Lack of information security practices is the major cause of security breaches. Information security needs to be addressed amongst users for the protection of organizational assets. Human knowledge, attit...

A concealed based approach for secure transmission in advanced metering infrastructure

Abstract: The smart grid has an important subsystem known as the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), responsible for measuring customer consumption of electricity. The AMI subsystem has smart meters as one of the components and they play a vital role in enabling communication between the utility provider and consumers. Smart meters can report real-time electricity consumption readings of the consumer to the utility. Securing this communication link from attacks remain very important for ...