Advances in Cybersecurity for Business and Management

The value of modern computer systems and applications is generally conceived as being a function of five characteristics normally associated with cybersecurity: availability, accuracy, authenticity, confidentiality, and... [ view full abstract ]

The value of modern computer systems and applications is generally conceived as being a function of five characteristics normally associated with cybersecurity: availability, accuracy, authenticity, confidentiality, and integrity. The concepts generally apply to government, business, education, and the ordinary lives of private individuals, and take place in an environment associated with the Internet.  Maintaining a secure cyberspace is a multidimensional process involving personal identity, privacy, intellectual property, the critical infrastructure, and the sustainability of organizations.  The threats inherent in a secure operating infrastructure are profound: cyber terrorism, cyber war, cyber espionage, and cyber crime, to which the technical community has responded with safeguards and procedures.  This paper provides a contemporary view of security in the cyber domain with the ultimate objective of developing a science of cybersecurity.  Two recent advances are covered: automated intrusion detection and application containers.  Individuals and organizations involved with computer and information security should be aware of major developments in this important area.