Character Strings, Memory and Passwords: What a Recall Study Can Tell Us.
Many users must authenticate to multiple systems and applications, often using different passwords, on a daily basis. At the same time, the recommendations of security experts are driving increases in the required character length and complexity of
Inter-BAN Interference Mitigation: A Correlated Equilibrium Perspective
A Body Area Network (BAN) is a wireless network of wearable or implantable computing devices. A BAN typically consists of several miniaturized radio-enabled body sensor/actuator that communicate with a single coordinator. Medical applications usually
SHREC14 Track: Shape Retrieval of Non-Rigid 3D Human Models
We have created a new benchmarking dataset for testing non-rigid 3D shape retrieval algorithms, one that is much more challenging than existing datasets. Our dataset features exclusively human models, in a variety of body shapes and poses. 3D models of
SHREC14 Track: Retrieval and classification on Textured 3D Models
This contribution reports the results of the SHREC 2014 track: Retrieval and classification on textured 3D models, whose goal is to evaluate the performance of retrieval algorithms when models vary either by geometric shape or texture, or both. The
SHREC14 Track: Large Scale Comprehensive 3D Shape Retrieval
The objective of this track is to evaluate the performance of 3D shape retrieval approaches on a large-sale com- prehensive 3D shape database which contains different types of models, such as generic, articulated, CAD and architecture models. The track is
SHREC14 Track: Extended Large Scale Sketch-Based 3D Shape Retrieval
Large scale sketch-based 3D shape retrieval has received more and more attentions in the community of content- based 3D object retrieval. The objective of this track is to evaluate the performance of different sketch-based 3D model retrieval algorithms
SHREC 2014 track on automatic location of landmarks used in manual anthropometry
In this paper we report the results of the SHREC 2014 track on automatic location of landmarks used in manual anthropometry. The track has been organized to test the ability of modern computational geometry/pattern recognition techniques to locate
Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach
This publication provides guidelines for applying the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to federal information systems. The six-step RMF includes security categorization, security control selection, security control implementation, security control
Passive 670 GHz imaging with uncooled low-noise HEMT amplifiers coupled to zero-bias diodes
We discuss the application of recently developed 670 GHz low-noise amplifiers based on InP HEMTs to passive indoor imaging. Packaged LNAs were integrated with commercial zero-bias diodes, and accurate measurements of system noise-equivalent temperature
Forensic science provides the methodologies for understanding crime scenes. It is used for analyzing evidence, identifying suspects, and prosecuting and convicting criminals while exonerating innocent people. To maintain the integrity of the U.S. criminal
Supplemental Guidance on Ongoing Authorization: Transitioning to Near Real-Time Risk Management
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-14-03, Enhancing the Security of Federal Information and Information Systems, reminds Federal agencies that, "Our nation's security and economic prosperity depend on ensuring the confidentiality, integrity
The Microblog track examines search tasks and evaluation meth- odologies for information seeking behaviours in microblogging en- vironments such as Twitter. It was first introduced in 2011, address- ing a real-time adhoc search task, whereby the user
NIST's Role in Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Public/Private Teamwork
National security depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructures. Security mechanisms and controls for critical infrastructure protection arent useful unless adopted, so NIST seeks, while fostering creation of effective cybersecurity
NIST Cybersecurity Framework Addresses Risks to Critical Infrastructure
On February 12, 2014 President Obama issued a statement that, "[c]yber threats pose one the gravest national security dangers that the United States faces. To better defend our nation against this systemic challenge, one year ago I signed an Executive
Implementation of an Opportunistic Spectrum Access Scheme with Disruption QoS
Opportunistic Spectrum Access (OSA) is one of the models proposed for Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA). In OSA systems, it is important to restrict the interference of Secondary Users (SUs) to the Primary Users (PUs), so that the performance degradation of PU
Policy Machine: Features, Architecture, and Specification
[Superseded by NISTIR 7987 Revision 1 (October 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913195 ] The ability to control access to sensitive data in accordance with policy is perhaps the most fundamental security requirement
Analysis of Protection Options for Virtualized Infrastructures in Infrastructure as a Service Cloud
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is one of the three main cloud service types where the cloud consumer consumes a great variety of resources such as computing (Virtual Machines or VMs), virtual network, storage and utility programs (DBMS). Any large
Polar coding is the most recent encoding scheme in the quest for error correction codes that approaches the Shannon limit, has a simple structure, and admits fast decoders. As such, it is an interesting candidate for the quantum key distribution (QKD)