Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify and comparatively assess the quality of information security specific publishing venues. Past studies in information systems and computer science have shown that information security-focused research can be published in mainstream information systems- and computer science-centric periodicals; however no studies to date have been found that specifically compared venues focused primarily on information... The purpose of this study is to identify and comparatively assess the quality of information security specific publishing venues. Past studies in information systems and computer science have shown that information security-focused research can be published in mainstream information systems- and computer science-centric periodicals; however no studies to date have been found that specifically compared venues focused primarily on information security. Therefore the results of this study, when combined with assessments of publishing venues from those disciplines, can provide a more comprehensive perspective on publishing opportunities for academic authors in information security. Faculty members seeking research recognition should strive to publish in these venues and have them recognized within their respective departments, colleges and/or universities in order further establish information security as a discipline and to promote the value of information security-specific publishing venues. Read More Read Less

Abstract The rapid evolution of technology and its applications have created the need for new techniques for copyright protection and data owner identification. Many researches are proposed to establish a potential solution to protect the ownership rights. In the last years, various watermarking techniques have been proposed to protect digital data online. This work presents a watermarking approach based on Radon... The rapid evolution of technology and its applications have created the need for new techniques for copyright protection and data owner identification. Many researches are proposed to establish a potential solution to protect the ownership rights. In the last years, various watermarking techniques have been proposed to protect digital data online. This work presents a watermarking approach based on Radon Transform applied to RGB color image. The simulation results show that the proposed method presents a higher robustness against asynchronous attacks. Also, the comparative study with other recent techniques proved the efficiency of the proposed approach. Read More Read Less

Abstract Stabilization conditions are proposed in this paper leading to master and slave hyperchaotic systems synchronization. They are, essentially, based on the use of a new state feedback controller and of the aggregation techniques for stability study associated to the arrow form matrix for system description. Indeed, the synchronization property is considered as the main way guaranteeing the design of one... Stabilization conditions are proposed in this paper leading to master and slave hyperchaotic systems synchronization. They are, essentially, based on the use of a new state feedback controller and of the aggregation techniques for stability study associated to the arrow form matrix for system description. Indeed, the synchronization property is considered as the main way guaranteeing the design of one high dimensional cryptosystem. The security of this proposed communication scheme is investigated through its key sensitivity study. Numerical simulation results point up the efficiency of these contributions as well as the success of image signal transmission for the considered cryptosystem, by means of two identical 4-D chaotic Lorenz Stenflo maps as transmitter and receiver keys. Read More Read Less

Abstract In a wireless network whatever try to isolate network against eavesdroppers but always there is a leakage probability of information. On the other hand considering the weaknesses of cryptography algorithms and attacks performed against them, cryptography alone cannot guarantee the security of communications in a wireless network. The goal of this paper is to gather solutions for creating a secure... In a wireless network whatever try to isolate network against eavesdroppers but always there is a leakage probability of information. On the other hand considering the weaknesses of cryptography algorithms and attacks performed against them, cryptography alone cannot guarantee the security of communications in a wireless network. The goal of this paper is to gather solutions for creating a secure wireless network. With regard to the developments in wireless communication networks brought about by smart array antennas, security can be sought in the physical layer as well, aiming to restrict the access of the data in a wireless network and limit it to authorized users only in order to further restrain malicious data accesses. Furthermore, we analysis a strategy for restricting data access using smart array antennas and present the results in security by a parameter called exposure region. For this strategy afterwards we propose a new hybrid protocol for network security based on cryptography algorithms. This protocol allows users to authenticate the sender’s identity taking advantage of signcryption schemes while exerting a negligible computational load on the network. Read More Read Less