Why Do Developers Get Password Storage Wrong? A Qualitative Usability Study

Passwords are still a mainstay of various security systems, as well as the cause of many usability issues. For end-users, many of these issues have been studied extensively, highlighting problems and informing design decisions for better policies and motivating research into alternatives. However, end-users are not the only ones who have usability problems with passwords! Developers who are tasked with writing the code by which passwords are stored must do so securely. Yet history has shown that this complex task often fails due to human error with catastrophic results. While an end-user who selects a bad password can have dire consequences, the consequences of a developer who forgets to hash and salt a password database can lead to far larger problems. In this paper we present a first qualitative usability study with 20 computer science students to discover how developers deal with password storage and to inform research into aiding developers in the creation of secure password systems

Secure Implementation of Blogs, Wikis, and Second Life

EMC wants to implement Web 2.0 technologies for use in its business processes, and wants to be aware of the security risks associated with implementing these technologies. We identified business needs to be addressed (improving communication company-wide, reaching out new recruiting channels), investigated how changes could be implemented, assessed the security issues involved, and provided recommendations for EMC to securely adopt wikis, blogs and Second Life

The Ever-Evolving World of Technology in the Banking Industry

Abstract In the current day technology is key and crucial to everything we do. Over the years we have incorporated technology into all we have, for the improvement of a product or to make life more convenient. For example, home appliances, vehicles, TV, electricity, computers, phones and even our financials. In order to evolve with the world, we are living in we must adapt to the technology. Keywords: Innovation of Technology, Customer Service, Security, the future

Sustainable Development Report: Blockchain, the Web3 & the SDGs

This is an output paper of the applied research that was conducted between July 2018 - October 2019 funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and conducted by the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and RCE Vienna (Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development).Series: Working Paper Series / Institute for Cryptoeconomics / Interdisciplinary Researc

Sustainable Development Report: Blockchain, the Web3 & the SDGs

This is an output paper of the applied research that was conducted between July 2018 - October 2019 funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and conducted by the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and RCE Vienna (Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development).Series: Working Paper Series / Institute for Cryptoeconomics / Interdisciplinary Researc

Implementing Cloud Computing In Small & Mid-Market Life-Sciences

This paper uses a mixed-method approach to study cloud computing implementation in emerging biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The study investigated four small biotech and pharmaceutical companies. The objective was to determine the positive and negative impacts of cloud computing and the impact of such implementation – especially the business impacts in an increasing global and competitive environment. The unique benefits, drawbacks, and various drivers of cloud implementation in these companies were identified. The research techniques were mixed qualitative methods that included action research, observations, and review of other case studies. The research indicated that small biotech and pharmaceutical companies found cloud computing to be very attractive albeit with some drawbacks. The paper provides a detailed discussion of the rationale in opting for cloud implementation by the emerging life-sciences companies; a comprehensive literature review of cloud implementation; the processes involved during the planning and implementation stages. The paper concludes by providing detailed recommendations on cloud implementation to organizations in the life-sciences domain

Internet Predictions

More than a dozen leading experts give their opinions on where the Internet is headed and where it will be in the next decade in terms of technology, policy, and applications. They cover topics ranging from the Internet of Things to climate change to the digital storage of the future. A summary of the articles is available in the Web extras section