Full Virtualization Technologies: Guidelines for Secure Implementation and Management
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-125, Guide To Security for Full Virtualization Technologies: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which was written by Karen Scarfone of G2, Inc., Murugiah
TRECVID 2010 - An Overview of the Goals, Tasks, Data, Evaluation Mechanisms, and Metrics
The TREC Video Retrieval Evaluation (TRECVID) 2010 was a TREC-style video analysis and retrieval evaluation, the goal of which remains to promote progress in content-based exploitation of digital video via open, metrics-based evaluation. Over the last 10
In this paper we present the results of the 3D Shape Retrieval Contest 2011 (SHREC11) track on generic shape retrieval. The aim of this track is to evaluate the performance of 3D shape retrieval algorithms that can operate on arbitrary 3D models. The
Specification for the Open Checklist Interactive Language (OCIL) Version 2.0
This report defines version 2.0 of the Open Checklist Interactive Language (OCIL). The intent of OCIL is to provide a standardized basis for expressing questionnaires and related information, such as answers to questions and final questionnaire results, so
In this paper we describe a new formulation for the 3D salient local features based on the voxel grid inspired by the Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT). We use it to identify the salient keypoints (invariant points) on a 3D voxelized model and
Evaluation of 3D Interest Point Detection Techniques
In this paper, we compare the results of five 3D interest point detection techniques to the interest points marked by human subjects. This comparison is used to quantitatively evaluate the interest point detection algorithms. We asked human subjects to
More than 100 years ago, Lord Kelvin observed that measurement is vital to deep knowledge and understanding in physical science. During the last few decades, researchers have made various attempts to develop measures and systems of measurement for computer
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) usually incorporates a tag into an object for the purpose of identification or localization using radio signals. It has gained a lot of attention recently due to its advantages in terms of low cost and easy deployment
The Policy Machine: a Novel Architecture and Framework for Access Control Policy Specification and Enforcement
The ability to control access to sensitive data in accordance with policy is perhaps the most fundamental security requirement. Despite over four decades of security research, the limited ability for existing access control mechanisms to generically
Information Leakage Through the Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the global lookup service for network resources. It is often the first step in an Internet transaction as well as a network attack. An attacker can query an organization's DNS as reconnaissance before attacking hosts on a
Hylleraas-configuration-interaction Study of the Singlet S Ground State of Neutral Beryllium
Hylleraas-configuration-interaction (Hy-CI) method variational calculations are reported for the singlet S ground state of neutral beryllium. The best nonrelativistic energy obtained was -14.6673 5641 hartree, which is estimated to be accurate to within a
Thoughts on Higher Education and Scientific Research
The notion of a "tipping point" isn't new, al though the concept has relevance in differing ways. Academia seems to be at a tipping point, whereby the steady state of disciplinary specialization is about to give way to an interdisciplinary, collaborative
Managing Information Security Risk: Organization, Mission, and Information System View
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-39, Integrated Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Organization, Mission and Information System View. This publication was developed by the Joint Task Force Transformation
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
We recruit students from underrepresented groups and at Colleges and Universities with limited on-campus opportunities for research experience. We strive to provide the highest quality and challenging undergraduate research experience by involving students
Managing Information Security Risk: Organization, Mission, and Information System View
The purpose of Special Publication 800-39 is to provide guidance for an integrated, organization-wide program for managing information security risk to organizational operations (i.e., mission, functions, image, and reputation), organizational assets
Impact of an Aortic Valve Implant on Body Surface UWB Propagation: A Preliminary Study
Efficient transceiver design in body area networks requires in-depth understanding of the propagation channel which in this case involves the human body. Several studies have been done to characterize RF propagation on the body surface and determine the
Efficient Motion Vector Interpolation for Error Concealment of H.264/AVC
In video communications the compressed video stream is very likely to be corrupted by channel errors. In order to combat these channel errors, many methods have been proposed. In this paper, a new method for motion vectors (MVs) interpolation with the help
Model Checking for Verification of Mandatory Access Control Models and Properties
Mandatory access control (MAC) mechanisms control which users or processes have access to which resources in a system. MAC policies are increasingly specified to facilitate managing and maintaining access control. However, the correct specification of the
It's All About The Benjamins: Fair Trade botnets and incentivizing users to ignore security advice
We examine the cost for an attacker to pay users to execute arbitrary code---potentially malware. We created an Amazon's Mechanical Turk task wherein users were asked to download and run for an hour an executable we wrote. While this program was benign
Conformance Test Architecture for Biometric Data Interchange Formats - Version Beta 2.0
The success of biometric applications is particularly dependent on the interoperability of biometric systems. Deploying these systems requires a comprehensive portfolio of biometric standards developed in support of interoperability and data interchange. A