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Threat (computer)

Known as: Threat (disambiguation), Threat Agent, Threat detection 
In computer security a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security and therefore cause possible harm. A threat… (More)
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
A Secure and Dynamic Multi-Keyword Ranked Search Scheme over Encrypted Cloud Data
Due to the increasing popularity of cloud computing, more and more data owners are motivated to outsource their data to cloud… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
On the Foundations of Quantitative Information Flow
There is growing interest in quantitative theories of information flow in a variety of contexts, such as secure information flow… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Fingerprint-Based Fuzzy Vault: Implementation and Performance
Reliable information security mechanisms are required to combat the rising magnitude of identity theft in our society. While… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Non-Control-Data Attacks Are Realistic Threats
Most memory corruption attacks and Internet worms follow a familiar pattern known as the control-data attack. Hence, many… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Top-down specialization for information and privacy preservation
Releasing person-specific data in its most specific state poses a threat to individual privacy. This paper presents a practical… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Functional Approach to the Study of Attitudes
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At the psychological level the reasons for holding or for changing attitudes are found in the functions they perform for the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cryptographic Approach to “Privacy-Friendly” Tags
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is expected to become an important and ubiquitous infrastructure technology. As RFID tags… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Attacking DDoS at the Source
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks present an Internet-wide threat. We propose D-WARD, a DDoS defense system deployed… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Stereotype Threat and Women’s Math Performance
When women perform math, unlike men, they risk being judged by the negative stereotype that women have weaker math ability. We… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Habitat destruction and the extinction debt
HABITAT destruction is the major cause of species extinctions1–3. Dominant species often are considered to be free of this threat… (More)
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