Mansoor Ebrahim

Israr Ali, Syed Hasan Adil, Mansoor Ebrahim

In this era of internet, E-Business and e-commerce applications are using Databases as their integral part. These Databases irrespective of the technology used are vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. These Attacks are considered very dangerous as well as very easy to use for attackers and intruders. In this paper, we are proposing a new approach to detect intrusion from attackers by using SQL injection. The main idea of our proposed solution is to create trusted user profiles fetched from the Queries submitted by authorized users by using association rules. After that we will use a hybrid (anomaly + misuse) detection model which will depend on data mining techniques to detect queries that deviates from our normal behavior profile. The normal behavior profile will be created in XML format. In this way we can minimize false positive alarms.

Shujaat Khan, Muhammad Sohail Ibrahim, Kafeel Ahmed Khan et al.

In Wireless Sensor Networks, the sensor nodes are battery powered small devices designed for long battery life. These devices also lack in terms of processing capability and memory. In order to provide high confidentiality to these resource constrained network nodes, a suitable security algorithm is needed to be deployed that can establish a balance between security level and processing overhead. The objective of this research work is to perform a security analysis and performance evaluation of recently proposed Secure Force algorithm. This paper shows the comparison of Secure Force 64, 128, and 192 bit architecture on the basis of avalanche effect (key sensitivity), entropy change analysis, image histogram, and computational time. Moreover, based on the evaluation results, the paper also suggests the possible solutions for the weaknesses of the SF algorithm.

Mansoor Ebrahim, Shujaat Khan, Umer Bin Khalid

Information Security has become an important issue in modern world as the popularity and infiltration of internet commerce and communication technologies has emerged, making them a prospective medium to the security threats. To surmount these security threats modern data communications uses cryptography an effective, efficient and essential component for secure transmission of information by implementing security parameter counting Confidentiality, Authentication, accountability, and accuracy. To achieve data security different cryptographic algorithms (Symmetric & Asymmetric) are used that jumbles data in to scribbled format that can only be reversed by the user that have to desire key. This paper presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of different existing cryptographic algorithms (symmetric) based on their Architecture, Scalability, Flexibility, Reliability, Security and Limitation that are essential for secure communication (Wired or Wireless).

Mansoor Ebrahim, Shujaat Khan, UmerBin Khalid

P2P networking has become a promising technology and has achieved popularity as a mechanism for users to share files without the need for centralized servers. The rapid growth of P2P networks beginning with Kaza, Lime wire, Napsters, E-donkey, Gnutella etc makes them an attractive target to the creators of viruses and other security threats. This paper describes the major security issues on P2P networks (Viruses and worms) and presents the study of propagation mechanisms. In particular, the paper explores different P2P viruses and worms, their propagation methodology, outlines the challenges, and evaluates how P2P worms affect the network. The experimental results obtained will provide new direction in surmounting the security concerns in P2P Networks