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RSS empiricalAn Interval Decision Diagram Based Firewall
White Paper This is done by first relating the packet filtering problem to predicate logic, then implementing a prototype which is used in an empirical evaluation. Results from the empirical evaluation shows that... [12 Nov 2009]
An MTIDD Based Firewall: Using Decision Diagrams for Packet Filtering
White Paper This is done by first relating the packet filtering problem to predicate logic, then implementing a prototype which is used in an empirical evaluation. Results from the empirical evaluation shows that... [11 Nov 2009]
Troubleshooting SQL 2005: Opening the Database Administrator's Toolbox
White Paper While these may provide some results, there's no better solution than tracking down empirical evidence as to the cause of a bottleneck or to the identity of the troublesome transaction. There are many methods for... [03 Nov 2009]
Empirical Study of Tolerating Denial-of-Service Attacks With the Fosel Architecture
White Paper Filtering techniques are one of the main approaches to protect applications from Denial of Service Attacks (DoS). However filtering techniques suffer from two main challenges: the accuracy detection of DoS traffic and processing time. [02 Oct 2009]
Understanding Data Center Traffic Characteristics
White Paper This paper presents a preliminary empirical study of end-to-end traffic patterns in data center networks that can inform and help evaluate research and operational approaches. As data centers become more and more central... [16 Sep 2009]
The Energy Cost of SSL in Deeply Embedded Systems
White Paper This paper presents the first empirical energy analysis of the Internet's dominant security protocol, SSL, on highly constrained devices. As the number of potential applications for tiny, battery-powered, "Mote"-like,... [31 Jul 2009]
Web security warnings being ignored - even by the most tech-savvy
News Far too many participants exhibited dangerous behaviour in all warning conditions," wrote the researchers in their paper, entitled Crying Wolf: An Empirical Study of SSL Warning Effectiveness. Digital certificate... [28 Jul 2009]
An Empirical Evaluation of PhishGuru Embedded Training
White Paper It validated the effectiveness of this approach in a series of laboratory and real-world empirical studies. Wombat's PhishGuru embedded training system teaches users to avoid falling for phishing attacks by delivering a... [30 Jun 2009]
You've Been Warned: An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Web Browser Phishing Warnings
White Paper Many popular web browsers now include active phishing warnings since research has shown that passive warnings are often ignored. In this laboratory study the author examined the effectiveness of these warnings and examines if, how, and... [30 Jun 2009]
Spamalytics: An Empirical Analysis of Spam Marketing Conversion
White Paper Spam-based marketing is a curious beast. All receives the advertisements - " Excellent Hardness is Easy! but few of them have encountered a person who admits to following through on this offer and making a purchase. [30 Jun 2009]
An Empirical Study of Denial of Service Mitigation Techniques
White Paper This paper presents an empirical study of the resistance of several protocols to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on client-server communication. They show that protocols that use authentication alone, e.g. [20 Jun 2009]
Moderating Impact of IT Outsourcing Arrangements in a Muslim Country
White Paper IT outsourcing arrangements seem to indicate dire need for empirical research. In recent years, Information Technology (IT) outsourcing continues to receive favorable acceptance to maximize organization's benefits. [20 Jun 2009]
Offshore IT Outsourcing and Transition Economies: A Critical Comparison of Poland, Hungary and Ukraine
White Paper This paper considers an established evaluation model and empirical survey data over time obtained from IT and software development companies to critically evaluate the potential of Poland and Hungary with their... [20 Jun 2009]
Principled Reasoning and Practical Applications of Alert Fusion in Intrusion Detection Systems
White Paper The paper reports the experience from empirical studies, and formally analyzes its practical interpretation based on ROC curve analysis. It is generally believed that by combining several diverse intrusion detectors... [20 Jun 2009]
Exposing and Eliminating Vulnerabilities to Denial of Service Attacks in Secure Gossip-Based Multicast
White Paper They show, using closed-form mathematical analysis, simulations, and empirical tests, that Drum survives severe DoS attacks. This paper proposes a framework and methodology for quantifying the effect of Denial of Service... [20 Jun 2009]
