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Search Publications by: Dr. Michaela Iorga (Fed)

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NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture

July 30, 2024
Author(s)
Martin Herman, Michaela Iorga, Ahsen Michael Salim, Robert H. Jackson, Mark R. Hurst, Ross A. Leo, Anand Kumar Mishra, Nancy M. Landreville, Yien Wang
This document summarizes the research performed by the NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science Working Group and presents the NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture (CC FRA or FRA), whose goal is to provide support for a cloud system's forensic

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science Challenges

August 25, 2020
Author(s)
Martin Herman, Michaela Iorga, Ahsen Michael Salim, Robert H. Jackson, Mark R. Hurst, Ross Leo, Richard Lee, Nancy Landreville, Anand K. Mishra, Yien Wang, Rodrigo Sardinas
This document summarizes research performed by the members of the NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science Working Group and aggregates, categorizes, and discusses the forensics challenges faced by experts when responding to incidents that have occurred in a

General Access Control Guidance for Cloud Systems

July 31, 2020
Author(s)
Chung Tong Hu, Michaela Iorga, Wei Bao, Ang Li, Qinghua Li, Antonios Gouglidis
This document presents cloud access control characteristics and a set of general access control guidance for cloud service models: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and SaaS (Software as a Service). Different service

Fog Computing Conceptual Model

March 14, 2018
Author(s)
Michaela Iorga, Larry Feldman, Robert Barton, Michael J. Martin, Nedim S. Goren, Charif Mahmoudi
Managing the data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and actuators is one of the biggest challenges faced when deploying an IoT system. Traditional cloud-based IoT systems are challenged by the large scale, heterogeneity, and high latency

Alexa, Can I Trust You?

September 29, 2017
Author(s)
Judy Chung, Michaela Iorga, Jeff Voas, Sangjin Lee
Security diagnostics expose vulnerabilities and privacy threats that exist in commercial Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVA)-- diagnostics offer the possibility of securer IVA ecosystems. This paper explores security and privacy concerns with these

Using a Capability Oriented Methodology to Build Your Cloud Ecosystem

March 31, 2016
Author(s)
Michaela Iorga, Karen Scarfone
Organizations often struggle to capture the necessary functional capabilities for each cloud-based solution adopted for their information systems. Identifying, defining, selecting, and prioritizing these functional capabilities and the security components

Managing Risk in a Cloud Ecosystem

December 18, 2015
Author(s)
Michaela Iorga, Anil Karmel
The article focuses on the tier 3 security risks related to the operation and use of cloud-based information systems. To prevent and mitigate any threats, adverse actions, service disruptions, attacks, or compromises, organizations need to quantify their

Advanced Metering Infrastructure Smart Meter Upgradeability Test Framework

March 2, 2015
Author(s)
Michaela Iorga, Scott Shorter
As electric utilities turn to Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMIs) to promote the development and deployment of the Smart Grid, one aspect that can benefit from standardization is the upgradeability of Smart Meters. The National Electrical

ITL Forensic Science Program

June 5, 2014
Author(s)
Barbara Guttman, Martin Herman, Michaela Iorga, Larry Feldman, Kim Quill
Forensic science provides the methodologies for understanding crime scenes. It is used for analyzing evidence, identifying suspects, and prosecuting and convicting criminals while exonerating innocent people. To maintain the integrity of the U.S. criminal

Cryptographic Key Management Issues & Challenges in Cloud Services

September 18, 2013
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Michaela Iorga, Santosh Chokhani
To interact with various services in the cloud and to store the data generated/processed by those services, several security capabilities are required. Based on a core set of features in the three common cloud services - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

A public randomness service

July 21, 2011
Author(s)
Michael J. Fischer, Michaela Iorga, Rene Peralta
We argue for the deployment of sources of randomness on the Internet for promoting and enhancing electronic commerce. We describe, in rough detail, our planned implementation of such a source.

Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification, Version 2.1

July 16, 2003
Author(s)
Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, James F. Dray Jr., John P. Wack, Eric Dalci, Alan H. Goldfine, Michaela Iorga
This Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) provides solutions to a number of the interoperability challenges associated with smart card technology. The original version of the GSC-IS (version 1.0, August 2000) was developed by the

Policy Expression and Enforcement for Handheld Devices

April 1, 2003
Author(s)
Wayne Jansen, Tom T. Karygiannis, Vladimir Korolev, Serban I. Gavrila, Michaela Iorga
The use of mobile handheld devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and tablet computers, within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology adopters, but instead have become