An Exploratory Study On Systems Security And Hacker Hiring

We conducted an exploratory study to enhance understanding on systems security and hacker hiring.  Increased understanding on these issues will assist firms in developing effective guidelines for mitigating problems associated with potential attacks and in designing recruitment procedures for hiring hackers.  Specifically, we examine the impact of corporate security policies on perceived systems security; the impact of internal (external) systems security audits on perceived systems security; and the willingness of firms in hiring hackers.

An Empirical Investigation Of Hacking Behavior

Currently, very limited research is available to help researchers and firms understand the behavior of hackers.  As a result, misconceptions about hackers are formed based on lack of understanding about technology and failure in recognizing the differences among hackers.  We use addiction, intrinsic motivation (state), and self-monitoring (trait) theories to explain hacking.   We obtained 62 usable responses from hackers who completed our online research instrument.  Our findings showed that intrinsically motivated hackers were less discouraged by the possibility of being discovered and the rules imposed by regulatory authorities; however, no significant result was reported for rules imposed by the profession.  Individuals with high motivation to hack were found to be less discouraged by all three deterrence measures.  Participants who perceived hacking to be more consistent with their internal cues were less discouraged by the possibility of being discovered and the rules imposed by regulatory authorities; however, no significant difference was found for rules imposed by the profession.  Finally, contrary to our expectation, low self-monitors were more discouraged by all three deterrence measures than high self-monitors.  Additional research is needed to provide insight into this finding

Ground-state properties of the one-dimensional electron liquid

We present calculations of the energy, pair-correlation function (PCF), static structure factor (SSF), and momentum density (MD) for the one-dimensional electron gas using the quantum Monte Carlo method. We are able to resolve peaks in the SSF at even-integer multiples of the Fermi wave vector, which grow as the coupling is increased. Our MD results show an increase in the effective Fermi wave vector as the interaction strength is raised in the paramagnetic harmonic wire; this appears to be a result of the vanishing difference between the wave functions of the paramagnetic and ferromagnetic systems. We have extracted the Luttinger liquid exponent from our MDs by fitting to data around kF, finding good agreement between the exponent of the ferromagnetic infinitely thin wire and the ferromagnetic harmonic wire

Privacy-Preserving Trust Management Mechanisms from Private Matching Schemes

Cryptographic primitives are essential for constructing privacy-preserving communication mechanisms. There are situations in which two parties that do not know each other need to exchange sensitive information on the Internet. Trust management mechanisms make use of digital credentials and certificates in order to establish trust among these strangers. We address the problem of choosing which credentials are exchanged. During this process, each party should learn no information about the preferences of the other party other than strictly required for trust establishment. We present a method to reach an agreement on the credentials to be exchanged that preserves the privacy of the parties. Our method is based on secure two-party computation protocols for set intersection. Namely, it is constructed from private matching schemes.Comment: The material in this paper will be presented in part at the 8th DPM International Workshop on Data Privacy Management (DPM 2013

Neutron Scattering Measurements of Spatially Anisotropic Magnetic Exchange Interactions in Semiconducting K0.85Fe1.54Se2 (TN=280 K)

We use neutron scattering to study the spin excitations associated with the stripe antiferromagnetic (AFM) order in semiconducting K$_{0.85}$Fe$_{1.54}$Se$_2$ ($T_N$=$280$ K). We show that the spin wave spectra can be accurately described by an effective Heisenberg Hamiltonian with highly anisotropic in-plane couplings at $T$= $5$ K. At high temperature ($T$= $300$ K) above $T_N$, short range magnetic correlation with anisotropic correlation lengths are observed. Our results suggest that, despite the dramatic difference in the Fermi surface topology, the in-plane anisotropic magnetic couplings are a fundamental property of the iron based compounds; this implies that their antiferromagnetism may originate from local strong correlation effects rather than weak coupling Fermi surface nesting.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

Exact solutions for a family of spin-boson systems

We obtain the exact solutions for a family of spin-boson systems. This is achieved through application of the representation theory for polynomial deformations of the $su(2)$ Lie algebra. We demonstrate that the family of Hamiltonians includes, as special cases, known physical models which are the two-site Bose-Hubbard model, the Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model, the molecular asymmetric rigid rotor, the Tavis-Cummings model, and a two-mode generalisation of the Tavis-Cummings model.Comment: LaTex 15 pages. To appear in Nonlinearit

Dynamic stereo microscopy for studying particle sedimentation

We demonstrate a new method for measuring the sedimentation of a single colloidal bead by using a combination of optical tweezers and a stereo microscope based on a spatial light modulator. We use optical tweezers to raise a micron-sized silica bead to a fixed height and then release it to observe its 3D motion while it sediments under gravity. This experimental procedure provides two independent measurements of bead diameter and a measure of Faxén’s correction, where the motion changes due to presence of the boundary

Electrical properties of Bi-implanted amorphous chalcogenide films

The impact of Bi implantation on the conductivity and the thermopower of amorphous chalcogenide films is investigated. Incorporation of Bi in Ge-Sb-Te and GeTe results in enhanced conductivity. The negative Seebeck coefficient confirms onset of the electron conductivity in GeTe implanted with Bi at a dose of 2x1016 cm-2. The enhanced conductivity is accompanied by defect accumulation in the films upon implantation as is inferred by using analysis of the space-charge limited current. The results indicate that native coordination defects in lone-pair semiconductors can be deactivated by means of ion implantation, and higher conductivity of the films stems from additional electrically active defects created by implantation of bismuth.Comment: This is an extended version of the results presented in Proc. SPIE 8982, 898213 (2014