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A Study on Security Consideration and Utilization of Domestic Encryption Algorithm for Developing Secure Smartphone Applications (안전한 스마트폰 애플리케이션 개발을 위한 보안 고려사항 및 국산암호알고리즘 적용 방안 연구)

  • Kim, Jee Yeon;Jeon, Woong Ryul;Lee, Young Sook;Kim, Mi Joo;Jung, Hyun Chul;Won, Dong Ho
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2011
  • A smartphone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic feature phone. Unlike feature phone, a smartphone allows the user to install and run more advanced applications based on a specific platform. Smartphones run complete operating system software providing a platform for application developers. A smartphone will become the default computing method for many point activities in the not-too-distant future, such as e-mail, online shopping, gaming, and even video entertainment. For smartphone that contains sensitive information and access the Internet, security is a major issue. In the 1980s, security issues were hardly noticed; however, security is a major issue for users today, which includes smart phones. Because security is much more difficult to address once deployment and implementation are underway, it should be considered from the beginning. Recently our government recognized the importance of smartphone security and published several safety tips for using the smartphone. However, theses tips are user-oriented measures. Maintaining the security of a smartphone involves the active participation of the user. Although it is a important users understand and take full advantage of the facilities afforded by smarphone, it is more important developers distribute the secure smartphone application through the market. In this paper we describe some scenarios in which user is invaded his/her privacy by smartphone stolen, lost, misplaced or infected with virus. Then we suggest the security considerations for securing smartphone applications in respect with developers. We also suggest the methods applying domestic encryption algorithms such as SEED, HIGHT and ARIA in developing secure applications. This suggested security considerations may be used by developers as well as users (especially organizations) interested in enhancing security to related security incidents for current and future use of smartphones.

AN ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL SECURITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL I&C SYSTEMS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  • Song, Jae-Gu;Lee, Jung-Woon;Park, Gee-Yong;Kwon, Kee-Choon;Lee, Dong-Young;Lee, Cheol-Kwon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.45 no.5
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    • pp.637-652
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    • 2013
  • Instrumentation and control systems in nuclear power plants have been digitalized for the purpose of maintenance and precise operation. This digitalization, however, brings out issues related to cyber security. In the most recent past, international standard organizations, regulatory institutes, and research institutes have performed a number of studies addressing these systems cyber security.. In order to provide information helpful to the system designers in their application of cyber security for the systems, this paper presents methods and considerations to define attack vectors in a target system, to review and select the requirements in the Regulatory Guide 5.71, and to integrate the results to identify applicable technical security control requirements. In this study, attack vectors are analyzed through the vulnerability analyses and penetration tests with a simplified safety system, and the elements of critical digital assets acting as attack vectors are identified. Among the security control requirements listed in Appendices B and C to Regulatory Guide 5.71, those that should be implemented into the systems are selected and classified in groups of technical security control requirements using the results of the attack vector analysis. For the attack vector elements of critical digital assets, all the technical security control requirements are evaluated to determine whether they are applicable and effective, and considerations in this evaluation are also discussed. The technical security control requirements in three important categories of access control, monitoring and logging, and encryption are derived and grouped according to the elements of attack vectors as results for the sample safety system.

A CYBER SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF I&C SYSTEMS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

  • Song, Jae-Gu;Lee, Jung-Woon;Lee, Cheol-Kwon;Kwon, Kee-Choon;Lee, Dong-Young
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.44 no.8
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    • pp.919-928
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    • 2012
  • The applications of computers and communication system and network technologies in nuclear power plants have expanded recently. This application of digital technologies to the instrumentation and control systems of nuclear power plants brings with it the cyber security concerns similar to other critical infrastructures. Cyber security risk assessments for digital instrumentation and control systems have become more crucial in the development of new systems and in the operation of existing systems. Although the instrumentation and control systems of nuclear power plants are similar to industrial control systems, the former have specifications that differ from the latter in terms of architecture and function, in order to satisfy nuclear safety requirements, which need different methods for the application of cyber security risk assessment. In this paper, the characteristics of nuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems are described, and the considerations needed when conducting cyber security risk assessments in accordance with the lifecycle process of instrumentation and control systems are discussed. For cyber security risk assessments of instrumentation and control systems, the activities and considerations necessary for assessments during the system design phase or component design and equipment supply phase are presented in the following 6 steps: 1) System Identification and Cyber Security Modeling, 2) Asset and Impact Analysis, 3) Threat Analysis, 4) Vulnerability Analysis, 5) Security Control Design, and 6) Penetration test. The results from an application of the method to a digital reactor protection system are described.

A DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR SOFTWARE SECURITY IN NUCLEAR SAFETY SYSTEMS: INTEGRATING SECURE DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEM SECURITY ACTIVITIES

  • Park, Jaekwan;Suh, Yongsuk
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2014
  • The protection of nuclear safety software is essential in that a failure can result in significant economic loss and physical damage to the public. However, software security has often been ignored in nuclear safety software development. To enforce security considerations, nuclear regulator commission recently issued and revised the security regulations for nuclear computer-based systems. It is a great challenge for nuclear developers to comply with the security requirements. However, there is still no clear software development process regarding security activities. This paper proposes an integrated development process suitable for the secure development requirements and system security requirements described by various regulatory bodies. It provides a three-stage framework with eight security activities as the software development process. Detailed descriptions are useful for software developers and licensees to understand the regulatory requirements and to establish a detailed activity plan for software design and engineering.

A Survey on Security Issues of M2M Communications in Cyber-Physical Systems

  • Chen, Dong;Chang, Guiran
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.24-45
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we present a survey of security and privacy preserving issues in M2M communications in Cyber-Physical Systems. First, we discuss the security challenges in M2M communications in wireless networks of Cyber-Physical Systems and outline the constraints, attack issues, and a set of challenges that need to be addressed for building secure Cyber-Physical Systems. Then, a secure architecture suitable for Cyber-Physical Systems is proposed to cope with these security issues. Eventually, the corresponding countermeasures to the security issues are discussed from four aspects: access control, intrusion detection, authentication and privacy preserving, respectively. Along the way we highlight the advantages and disadvantages of various existing security schemes and further compare and evaluate these schemes from each of these four aspects. We also point out the open research issues in each subarea and conclude with possible future research directions on security in Cyber-Physical Systems. It is believed that once these challenges are surmounted, applications with intrinsic security considerations will become immediately realizable.

Considerations and Issues for Applying the Existing Network Security to Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (수중 음파 센서네트워크에 기존 네트워크 보안을 적용하기 위한 고려사항과 논쟁점)

  • Shin, DongHyun;Lee, Seung-Jun;Kim, Changhwa
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.1940-1950
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    • 2017
  • The security threat types in underwater communication networks environment are almost the same as the terrestrial, but the security of mechanisms the terrestrial RF-based networks environment can not be directly applied due to not only the limited resources of each node but also unsafe channel such as low propagation delay, high bit error rate etc. Nevertheless there has not been much research on the security of underwater acoustic communication networks. Therefore, in this paper analyzes the differences between the terrestrial communication networks and underwater acoustic communication networks, and identifies issues that are the starting points of underwater communication networks security research.

Enhancing of Security Ethics Model base on Scenario in Future Autonomous Vehicle Accident (미래 자율주행 자동차 사고에서 시나리오 기반의 보안 윤리 모델 연구)

  • Park, Wonhyung
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.18 no.5_1
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2018
  • Along with the recent technological development, autonomous vehicles are being commercialized. but The accident of autonomous driving car is becoming an issue, and safety problem of autonomous driving car is becoming a hot topic. Also There are currently no specific guidelines for clear laws and security ethics. These guidelines require a lot of information and experience. This study establishes basic guidelines based on cases of accidents from past to present. This study suggests security considerations through case study of security ethics in autonomous car accident.

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Study on Security Considerations in the Cloud Computing (클라우드 컴퓨팅에서의 보안 고려사항에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Choon-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.1408-1416
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    • 2011
  • Cloud computing provides not only cost savings and efficiencies for computing resources, but the ability to expend and enhance services. However, cloud service users(enterprisers) are very concerned about the risks created by the characteristics of cloud computing. In this paper, we discuss major concerns about cloud computing environments including concerns regarding security. We also analyze the security concerns specifically, identify threats to cloud computing, and propose general countermeasures to reduce the security risks.

The Study on the Cyber Security Requirements of Cyber-Physical Systems for Cyber Security Frameworks (사이버-물리 시스템의 보안 프레임워크 개발을 위한 보안 요구사항 분석 연구)

  • Park, Soo-Youl;Choi, Wook-Jin;Chung, Bo-Heung;Kim, Jeong-Nyeo;Kim, Joo-Man
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.255-265
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    • 2012
  • A cyber-physical system(CPS) is a collection of cyber and physical components that interact with each other to achieve a particular application. Here, the CPS is emerged the reliability and security problems. Particularly, the defect of reliability in the data/control transmission under the CPS can lead to serious damage. We discuss the reliability and security problem on CPS architecture. Then we would suggest the considerations of cyber security in industrial control systems built with CPS.