Volume 16 (2024)
Volume 15 (2023)
Volume 14 (2022)
Volume 13 (2021)
Volume 12 (2020)
Volume 11 (2019)
Volume 10 (2018)
Volume 9 (2017)
Volume 8 (2016)
Volume 7 (2015)
Volume 6 (2014)
Volume 5 (2013)
Volume 4 (2012)
Volume 3 (2011)
Volume 2 (2010)
Volume 1 (2009)

Blind Multipurpose Image Watermarking with Perfect Security

Sorour Sheidani; Ziba Eslami

Volume 13, Issue 2 , July 2021, , Pages 145-156

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2021.223025.527

Abstract
  Nowadays, from one hand multimedia authentication techniques are widely used to achieve trustworthiness, on the other hand, due to the rapid growth of image processing software technologies, having a secure method to protect the copyright of these data seems fairly essential. Multipurpose watermarking ...  Read More

A hybrid approach for database intrusion detection at transaction and inter-transaction levels

M. Doroudian; H. R. Shahriari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 155-167

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2015.6.2.5

Abstract
  Nowadays, information plays an important role in organizations. Sensitive information is often stored in databases. Traditional mechanisms such as encryption, access control, and authentication cannot provide a high level of confidence. Therefore, the existence of Intrusion Detection Systems in databases ...  Read More

Secure and Imperceptible Image Steganography in Discrete Wavelet Transform Using the XOR Logical Function and Genetic Algorithm

Vajiheh Sabeti; Mahsa Amerehei

Volume 14, Issue 2 , July 2022, , Pages 167-179

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2022.274305.641

Abstract
  A steganography system must embed the message in an unseen and unrecognizable manner in the cover signal. Embedding information in transform coefficients, especially Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), is one of the most successful approaches in this field. The proposed method in this paper has two main ...  Read More

Prediction of user's trustworthiness in web-based social networks via text mining

H. Mohammadhassanzadeh; H. R. Shahriari

Volume 5, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 171-187

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2014.5.2.5

Abstract
  In Social networks, users need a proper estimation of trust in others to be able to initialize reliable relationships. Some trust evaluation mechanisms have been offered, which use direct ratings to calculate or propagate trust values. However, in some web-based social networks where users only have ...  Read More

A Fragile Watermarking by Hamming Code on Distributed Pixels with Perfect Recovery for Small Tampers

Faeze Rasouli; Mohammad Taheri; Reza Rohani Sarvestani

Volume 15, Issue 2 , July 2023, , Pages 230-239

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2023.321411.740

Abstract
  Fragile watermarking is the task of embedding a watermark in a media (an image in this paper) such that even small changes, called tamper, can be detected or even recovered to prevent unauthorized alteration. A well-known category of spatial fragile watermarking methods is based on embedding the watermark ...  Read More

The Role of Packet Tracer in Learning Wireless Networks and Managing IoT Devices

Rawan Flifel

Volume 11, Issue 3 , August 2019, , Pages 35-38

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2019.11.0.5

Abstract
  Wireless networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Everything (IoE), and smart homes have become extremely important terms in our present-day life. Most of the buildings, companies, institutions, and even homes depend onthese technologies for interaction, communication, automation, and ...  Read More

BotOnus: an online unsupervised method for Botnet detection

M. Yahyazadeh; M. Abadi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2012, , Pages 51-62

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2015.4.1.6

Abstract
  Botnets are recognized as one of the most dangerous threats to the Internet infrastructure. They are used for malicious activities such as launching distributed denial of service attacks, sending spam, and leaking personal information. Existing botnet detection methods produce a number of good ideas, ...  Read More

Dwarf Frankenstein is still in your memory: tiny code reuse attacks

A.A Sadeghi; F. Aminmansour; H.R. Shahriari

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 53-72

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2017.0.0.4

Abstract
  Code reuse attacks such as return oriented programming and jump oriented programming are the most popular exploitation methods among attackers. A large number of practical and non-practical defenses are proposed that differ in their overhead, the source code requirement, detection rate and implementation ...  Read More

Process algebraic modeling of authentication protocols for analysis of parallel multi-session executions

R. Ramezanian

Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2009, , Pages 55-67

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2015.1.1.6

Abstract
  Many security protocols have the aim of authenticating one agent acting as initiator to another agent acting as responder and vice versa. Sometimes, the authentication fails because of executing several parallel sessions of a protocol, and because an agent may play both the initiator and responder role ...  Read More

BotRevealer: Behavioral Detection of Botnets based on Botnet Life-cycle

E. Khoshhalpour; H. R. Shahriari

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 55-61

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2017.81520.374

Abstract
  Nowadays, botnets are considered as essential tools for planning serious cyber attacks. Botnets are used to perform various malicious activities such as DDoS attacks and sending spam emails. Different approaches are presented to detect botnets; however most of them may be ineffective when ...  Read More

Modified Sliding-Mode Control Method for Synchronization a Class of Chaotic Fractional-Order Systems with Application in Encryption

Bashir Naderi; Hossein Kheiri; Vajiheh Vafaei

Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 55-66

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2019.156417.439

Abstract
  In this study, we propose a secure communication scheme based on the synchronization of two identical fractional-order chaotic systems. The fractional-order derivative is in Caputo sense, and for synchronization, we use a robust sliding-mode control scheme. The designed sliding surface is taken simply ...  Read More

Biclique Cryptanalysis of Block Ciphers LBlock and TWINE-80 with Practical Data Complexity

Siavash Ahmadi; Zahra Ahmadian; Javad Mohajeri; Mohammad Reza Aref

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 57-74

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2018.138036.420

Abstract
  In the biclique attack, a shorter biclique usually results in less data complexity, but at the expense of more computational complexity. The early abort technique can be used in partial matching part of the biclique attack in order to slightly reduce the computations. In this paper, we make use of this ...  Read More

GGRA: a grouped gossip-based reputation aggregation algorithm

S. Ghasemi Falavarjani; Behrouz Tork Ladani; S. Ghasemi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2015, , Pages 59-74

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2015.7.1.6

Abstract
  An important issue in P2P networks is the existence of malicious nodes that decreases the performance of such networks. Reputation system in which nodes are ranked based on their behavior, is one of the proposed solutions to detect and isolate malicious (low ranked) nodes. Gossip Trust is an interesting ...  Read More

Unauthenticated event detection in wireless sensor networks using sensors co-coverage

M. Kamarei; A. Patooghy; M. Fazeli

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 61-71

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2016.8.1.4

Abstract
  Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) offer inherent packet redundancy since each point within the network area is covered by more than one sensor node. This phenomenon, which is known as sensors co-coverage, is used in this paper to detect unauthenticated events. Unauthenticated event broadcasting in a WSN ...  Read More

Improving Tor security against timing and traffic analysis attacks with fair randomization

A. Tavakoly; R. Ebrahimi Atani

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2014, , Pages 67-76

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2014.6.1.6

Abstract
  The Tor network is probably one of the most popular online anonymity systems in the world. It has been built based on the volunteer relays from all around the world. It has a strong scientific basis which is structured very well to work in low latency mode that makes it suitable for tasks such as web ...  Read More

An Efficient Pairing-Free Identity-Based Certificateless Signcryption

Saeed Banaeian Far; Maryam Rajabzadeh Assar

Volume 14, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 69-82

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2021.261788.587

Abstract
  A certificateless (CL) signcryption scheme is a cryptographic primitive that provides user authentication and message confidentiality at the same time. CL signcryption schemes (as a type of certificateless encryption scheme) have solved problems concerning malicious server presentation, and the server ...  Read More

Providing a Hybrid Cryptography Algorithm for Lightweight Authentication Protocol in RFID with Urban Traffic Usage Case

Vahid Chegeni; Hamid Haj Seyyed Javadi; Mohammad Reza Moazami Goudarzi; Afshin Rezakhani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 73-85

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2020.226400.535

Abstract
  Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the emerging technologies that enable the connection and transfer of information through communication networks. The main idea of the IoT is the widespread presence of objects such as mobile devices, sensors, and RFID. With the increase in traffic volume ...  Read More

Robust multiplicative video watermarking using statistical modeling

A. Diyanat; M. A. Akhaee; Sh. Ghaemmaghami

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 83-95

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2013.5.1.6

Abstract
  The present paper is intended to present a robust multiplicative video watermarking scheme. In this regard, the video signal is segmented into 3-D blocks like cubes, and then, the 3-D wavelet transform is applied to each block. The low frequency components of the wavelet coefficients are then used for ...  Read More

4n × 4n Diffusion Layers Based on Multiple 4 × 4 MDS Matrices

Mahdi Sajadieh; Arash Mirzaei

Volume 15, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 111-124

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2022.316014.724

Abstract
  In terms of security, MDS matrices are one of the best choices for diffusion layer of block ciphers. However, as these matrices grow in size, their software implementation becomes a challenge. In this paper, to benefit from the properties of MDS matrices and avoid the mentioned challenge, we use 4*4 ...  Read More

Enforcing RBAC Policies over Data Stored on Untrusted Server (Extended Version)

N. Soltani; R. Bohlooli; R. Jalili

Volume 10, Issue 2 , July 2018, , Pages 129-139

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2018.126294.414

Abstract
  One of the security issues in data outsourcing is the enforcement of the data owner’s access control policies. This includes some challenges. The first challenge is preserving confidentiality of data and policies. One of the existing solutions is encrypting data before outsourcing which brings ...  Read More

Attribute-based Access Control for Cloud-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems

Maryam Zarezadeh; Maede Ashouri-Talouki; Mohammad Siavashi

Volume 12, Issue 2 , July 2020, , Pages 129-140

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2020.174338.458

Abstract
  Electronic health record (EHR) system facilitates integrating patients' medical information and improves service productivity. However, user access to patient data in a privacy-preserving manner is still challenging problem. Many studies concerned with security and privacy in EHR systems. Rezaeibagha ...  Read More

Enhancing privacy of recent authentication schemes for low-cost RFID systems

K. Baghery; B. Abdolmaleki; B. Akhbari; M. R. Aref

Volume 7, Issue 2 , July 2015, , Pages 135-149

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2016.7.2.6

Abstract
  Nowadays Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems have appeared in lots of identification and authentication applications. In some sensitive applications, providing secure and confidential communication is very important for end-users. To this aim, different RFID authentication protocols have been ...  Read More

Analyzing registry, log files, and prefetch files in finding digital evidence in graphic design applications

E. K. Mabuto; H. S. Venter

Volume 4, Issue 2 , July 2012, , Pages 137-150

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2013.4.2.5

Abstract
  The products of graphic design applications leave behind traces of digital information which can be used during a digital forensic investigation in cases where counterfeit documents have been created. This paper analyzes the digital forensics involved in the creation of counterfeit documents. This is ...  Read More

Quantitative evaluation of software security: an approach based on UML/SecAM and evidence theory

A. Sedaghatbaf; M. Abdollahi Azgomi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , July 2016, , Pages 141-153

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2016.8.2.5

Abstract
  Quantitative and model-based prediction of security in the architecture design stage facilitates early detection of design faults hence reducing modification costs in subsequent stages of software life cycle. However, an important question arises with respect to the accuracy of input parameters. In practice, ...  Read More

Phishing website detection using weighted feature line embedding

M. Imani; Gh. A. Montazer

Volume 9, Issue 2 , July 2017, , Pages 147-159

https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2017.83439.377

Abstract
  The aim of phishing is tracing the users' s private information without their permission by designing a new website which mimics the trusted website. The specialists of information technology do not agree on a unique definition for the discriminative features that characterizes the phishing websites. ...  Read More