• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.53-60
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• 2022

The article examines the problems of ensuring the effectiveness of the economic security system in the face of increasing competition. The relevance of the study is determined by the intensification of competition between enterprises and the threats arising from this phenomenon. The methodological basis is the methods used: analysis and synthesis - to identify the main trends in the development of tools for economic security of the enterprise; systematization - to highlight the main characteristics of the economic security of the enterprise in the intensification of competition; generalization - to form the general conclusions of the study. The purpose of scientific research is to substantiate the feasibility of using the tools of the economic security system to increase its efficiency in the face of intensifying competition. The main components of the economic security system of the enterprise, which have the greatest impact on the formation of an effective level of economic security. The defining characteristics of the system of economic security of the enterprise are investigated. Special characteristics of the economic security system of the enterprise are considered. The offered directions of tools of maintenance of system of economic safety of the enterprise in competitive conditions: objective, subjective external, subjective internal. For each area, specific tools for ensuring the system of economic security, which affect its efficiency, have been identified.

• Journal of Software Assessment and Valuation
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.125-142
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• 2021

Reports of rampant cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities raise growing concerns on the effectiveness of current Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) tools as an internet security device. Attentive to these concerns, this study aims to examine seven open-source SAST tools in order to account for their capabilities in detecting XSS vulnerabilities in PHP applications and to determine their performance in terms of effectiveness and analysis runtime. The representative tools - categorized as either text-based or graph-based analysis tools - were all test-run using real-world PHP applications with known XSS vulnerabilities. The collected vulnerability detection reports of each tool were analyzed with the aid of PhpStorm's data flow analyzer. It is observed that the detection rates of the tools calculated from the total vulnerabilities in the applications can be as high as 0.968 and as low as 0.006. Furthermore, the tools took an average of less than a minute to complete an analysis. Notably, their runtime is independent of their analysis type.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.699-707
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• 2023

DevSecOps is a concept that adds security procedures to the operational procedures of DevOps to respond to the short development and operation cycle. Multi-step vulnerability scanning process should be considered to provide reliable security while supporting rapid development and deployment cycle in DevSecOps. Many open-source vulnerability scanning tools available can be used for each stage of scanning, but there are difficulties in evaluating the security level and identifying the importance of information in integrated operation due to the various functions supported by the tools and different security results. This paper proposes an integrated security metric design plan for scurity results and the combination of open-source scanning tools that can be used in security stage when building the open-source based DevSecOps system.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.257-265
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• 2021

Home networking and its security issues are directly related. Previous studies have shown that home-network and understanding the security of it is a problem for non-technical users. The existing network management tools or ISP adapter tools are far too technical and difficult to be understood by ordinary home-network users. Its interface is not non-technical user-directed and does not address the home user's needs in securing their network. This paper presents an interactive security monitoring tool, which emphasizes support features for home-network users. The tool combines an interactive visual appearance with a persuasive approach that supports sustainability. It is not only an easy-to-use tool for all categories of home-network users but also acts as a monitoring feature for the user to secure their home-network.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.763-780
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• 2024

As the domestic and international landscape undergoes rapid changes, the importance of implementing security measures in response to the growing threats that businesses face is increasing. In this context, the need for Security by Design (SbD), integrating security from the early design stages, is becoming more pronounced, with threat modeling recognized as a fundamental tool of SbD. Particularly, to save costs and time by detecting and resolving security issues early, the application of the Shift Left strategy requires the involvement of personnel with limited security expertise, such as software developers, in threat modeling. Although various automated threat modeling tools have been released, their lack of user-friendliness for personnel lacking security expertise poses challenges in conducting threat modeling effectively. To address this, we conducted an analysis of research related to threat modeling tools and derived usability evaluation criteria based on the GQM(Goal-Question-Metric) approach. An expert survey was conducted to validate both the validity and objectivity of the derived criteria. We performed usability evaluations of three threat modeling tools (MS TMT, SPARTA, PyTM), and the evaluation results led to the conclusion that MS TMT exhibited superior usability compared to other tools. This study aims to contribute to the creation of an environment where personnel with limited security expertise can effectively conduct threat modeling by proposing usability evaluation criteria.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.709-722
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• 2022

The recent "Log4j Security Vulnerability Incident" has occurred, and the information system that uses the open source "Log4J" has been exposed to vulnerabilities. The incident brought great vulnerabilities in the information systems of South Korea's major government agencies or companies and global information systems, causing problems with open source vulnerabilities. Despite the advantages of many advantages, the current development paradigm, which is developed using open source, can easily spread software security vulnerabilities, ensuring open source safety and reliability. You need to check the open source. However, open source vulnerability scan tools have various languages and functions. Therefore, the existing software evaluation criteria are ambiguous and it is difficult to evaluate advantages and weaknesses, so this paper has developed a new evaluation criteria for the vulnerability analysis tools of open source

• Review of KIISC
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.42-50
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• 2016

Critical infrastructure (CI) such as the electrical grid, transportation systems and water resource systems are controlled by Industrial Control and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) networks. During the last few years, cyber attackers have increasingly targeted such CI systems. This is of great concern because successful attacks have wide ranging impact and can cause widespread destruction and loss of life. As a result, there is a critical requirement to develop enhanced algorithms and tools to detect cyber threats for SCADA networks. Such tools have key differences with the tools utilized to detect cyber threats in regular IT networks. This paper discusses key factors which differentiate network security for SCADA networks versus regular IT networks. The paper also presents various approaches used for SCADA security and some of the advancements in the area.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.162-173
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• 2021

The Honeypot is the mechanism that is made to learn more about the attackers like knowing about the method and pattern of attack and is also used to obtain very useful info about all intrusive activities. Honeypots usually categorized according to the interaction's level as (high, medium, low) interaction. The main purpose which is used as honey production and honey research. This paper includes a detailed study of two honeypot tools. The different honey pot findings are put in in this paper to illustrate how honey is working in a real environment and even how it reacts when undesirable interest obtain in this network, and these tools are used to improve the concept of security, protection and confidentiality within or outside the organization to avoid attacks, vulnerabilities and breaches.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.1457-1465
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• 2017

With the growing of smart devices market, malicious behavior has gradually expanded its scope. Accordingly, many studies have been conducted to analyze malicious apps and automated analysis tools have been released. However these tools cause the side effects that the application protection tools such as ProGuard, DexGuard become vulnerable to analyzers or attackers. This paper suggests the protection mechanism to apply to the Android apps using security token, rather than general-purpose protection solutions that can be applied in malicious apps. The main features of this technique are that Android app is not properly loaded in the memory when the security token is abnormal or is not inserted and protected parts using the technique are not exposed.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.169-175
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• 2023

Ethical hackers are using different tools and techniques to encounter malicious cyber-attacks generated by bad hackers. During the software development process, development teams typically bypass or ignore the security parameters of the software. Whereas, with the advent of online web-based software, security is an essential part of the software development process for implementing secure software. Security features cannot be added as additional at the end of the software deployment process, but they need to be paid attention throughout the SDLC. In that view, this paper presents a new, Ethical Hacking - Software Development Life Cycle (EH-SDLC) introducing ethical hacking processes and phases to be followed during the SDLC. Adopting these techniques in SDLC ensures that consumers find the end-product safe, secure and stable. Having a team of penetration testers as part of the SDLC process will help you avoid incurring unnecessary costs that come up after the data breach. This research work aims to discuss different operating systems and tools in order to facilitate the secure execution of the penetration tests during SDLC. Thus, it helps to improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the software products.