Dragan on Security

SHA-3 Winner is KECCAK

Dragan Pleskonjic — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:04:54 +0000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on October 2, 2012 the selection of KECCAK as the winner of the SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Algorithm Competition and the new SHA-3 hash algorithm. Keccak makes use of the sponge construction … Continue reading →

Possible Approaches to Information Security

Dragan Pleskonjic — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:42:30 +0000

There are three possible approaches to information security: reactive, proactive, and predictive. Reactive Information Security – Post incident detection, analysis, notification, containment, eradication, and remediation. Proactive Information Security – Avoiding or opposing threats against computers and networks through understanding the … Continue reading →

Information Security Audit and Assessment

Dragan Pleskonjic — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:38:48 +0000

During period April – October 2011, I have gone through trainings, passed the exams and obtained new certificates: Certified ISMS Lead Auditor – ISO / IEC 27001 Information Security Management System PCI ISA (Payment Card Industry Internal Security Assessor), PCI … Continue reading →

Security Risk Management for Critical Infrastructures

Dragan Pleskonjic — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:32:44 +0000

Two colleagues and I presented paper titled “Security Risk Management for Critical Infrastructures” at itAIS 2011 Conference, “Information Systems: a crossroads for organization, management, accounting and engineering”, held in Rome, Italy, October 7 – 8, 2011. Abstract: This paper presents … Continue reading →

Location Based Services – Security and Privacy Aspects

Dragan Pleskonjic — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:21:30 +0000

On September 28th, I delivered presentation on topic “Location Based Services – Security and Privacy Aspects” on global group Telenor Security Conference 2011. Abstract: Location based services are fast growing area in various types of businesses, particularly concerning mobile operators … Continue reading →