Search for dissertations about: "doctoral thesis in port security"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words doctoral thesis in port security.

  1. 1. CryptoNET : Generic Security Framework for Cloud Computing Environments

    Author : Abdul Ghafoor Abbasi; Sead Muftic; Antonio F. Gómez Skarmeta; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Generic Security Object; CryptoNET; Security; Framework; Information technology; Informationsteknologi; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

    Abstract : The area of this research is security in distributed environment such as cloud computing and network applications. Specific focus was design and implementation of high assurance network environment, comprising various secure and security-enhanced applications. READ MORE

  2. 2. Building a national maritime security policy

    Author : Adriana Avila-Zuñiga-Nordfjeld; Dimitrios Dalaklis; Nikitakos Nikitas; Maximo Mejia; (SWE) World Maritime University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik;

    Abstract : The issue of port security raised concerns at the highest levels after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 against the United States. Security threats against ports and vessels acquired a new perspective and in 2002 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, introducing Chapter XI-2 - Special measures to enhance maritime security. READ MORE

  3. 3. Security Controversies along the LAPSSET Infrastructure Corridor in Kenya

    Author : Benard Kilaka; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LAPSSET; mega infrastructure project; controversy; security practices; political relations; critical infrastructure protection; northern Kenya; Turkana; Lamu; pragmatic sociology; critical institutionalism;

    Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis accounts for the changing political relations between different actors in northern Kenya through a focus on controversies emerging from the securing of the LAPS-SET mega project. READ MORE

  4. 4. Service, Regulations, and Ports : An Actor-Network perspective on the social dimension of Service-Dominant Logic

    Author : Mattias Wengelin; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Service-Dominant Logic; Port security; Service Studies;

    Abstract : Something has happened in the field of Service Studies. With the introduction of what has been called Service Dominant Logic a large proportion of the established theories related to service as a phenomenon has been challenged. From previously having been defined as something different from the tangible things we buy (goods); i.e. READ MORE

  5. 5. Multifaceted Defense Against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: Prevention, Detection, Mitigation

    Author : Zhang Fu; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Data Streaming; Network Security; Overlay; Distributed Denial-of-Service; System Design; DDoS Detection; Distributed Computing;

    Abstract : Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can be so powerful that they can easily deplete the computing resources or bandwidth of the potential targets, by flooding massive packets. Internet infrastructures and network applications, including social services and communication systems for emergency management, are under the threat of the DDoS problem. READ MORE