The Six Sigma Handbook

Anomaly network-based intrusion detection system using a reliable hybrid artificial bee colony and AdaBoost algorithms

Bibliographical review on cyber attacks from a control oriented perspective

This study analyzes the effects of a mindfulness program on a group of students in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education from three public schools. A total of 61 students participated. A group comparison design (randomized controlled trial) with pretest-posttest measurement was used on an experimental and a control group. The statistical analyses show a significant improvement of academic performance, as well as an increase in all self-concept dimensions and a significant decrease in anxiety states and traits. These results are in agreement with other studies that have found mindfulness programmes to be effective in the educative system. The importance of mindfulness techniques in the educative system is also discussed.

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Exploring the Effects of a Mindfulness Program for Students of Secondary School

We empirically explored the implication of hard decisions in the context of the management of global software development (GSD) teams. We hypothesized and empirically tested our belief that hard decision making in conventional development projects is very similar to GSD and differences arise from the nature of the relationship and the ranking of issues. Findings from a Delphi study illustrated our approach and shed some light into the management of GSD teams.

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A Qualitative Study of Hard Decision Making in Managing Global Software Development Teams

A new comprehensive framework for enterprise information security risk management

The potential damage to computer networks keeps increasing due to a growing reliance on the Internet and more extensive connectivity. Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) have become an essential component of computer security to detect attacks that occur despite the best preventative measures. A problem with current intrusion detection systems is that they have many false positive and false negative events. Most of the existing Intrusion detection systems implemented nowadays depend on rule-based expert systems where new attacks are not detectable. In this paper, a possible application of Neural Networks is presented as a component of an intrusion detection system. An intrusion detection system called Denial of Service Intelligent Detection (DoSID) is developed. The type of Neural Network used to implement DoSID is feed forward which uses the backpropagation learning algorithm. The data used in training and testing is the data collected by Lincoln Labs at MIT for an intrusion detection system evaluation sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Special features of connection records have been identified to be used in DoS (Denial-of-Service) attacks. Several experiments have been conducted to test the ability of the neural network to distinguish known and unknown attacks from normal traffic. Results show that normal traffic and know attacks are discovered 91% and 100% respectively. Also it has been shown in the final experiment that the false negative of the system has been reduced considerably.

DoS Attacks Intelligent Detection using Neural Networks

Building the knowledge culture is of increasing importance, not only because of its role in providing sound knowledge management and effective knowledge-based economic development, but also because of its support to environment protection, intercultural harmony and human well-being. This paper provides a review of the knowledge culture and its related issues, and introduces a development framework for building this culture. The proposed framework integrates the main knowledge activities of knowledge generation, diffusion and utilization into an activated â€œKnowledge Circle: KCâ€ . It uses the five-domain structure of â€œStrategy, Technology, Organization, People and Environment: STOPEâ€ to map and interrelate the various issues associated with the knowledge culture. In addition, it adopts the â€œSix-Sigmaâ€ principles, and its continuous process of â€œDefine, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control: DMAICâ€ as an approach to the work toward building the target culture. The paper calls for building the knowledge culture, not only at an organization, or a country level, but also at the global level. It provides its KC-STOPE with Six-Sigma framework for this purpose and strongly recommends its use for future development toward building the target culture.

Toward Building the Knowledge Culture: Reviews and a KC-STOPE with Six Sigma View

Creativity and innovation are main sources of development leading to both: wealth generation and job creation. While creativity produces knowledge, innovation makes practical utilization of it to provide value. This paper questions the contribution of higher education HE research to creativity and to innovation. It provides a background that identifies the various issues concerned; and it emphasizes the different types of research versus HE research considerations. It recognises the low share of HE in funding and in performing research; and it also stresses the opportunities enjoyed by HE to do better in both: creativity and innovation. It addresses various potential considerations including: HE-government and HE-business cooperation platforms; in addition to new research degrees and other potential arrangements. In this respect, it highlights experience from Saudi Arabia. The paper hopes to activate worldwide sharing of ideas on the future role of HE research in world development.

Abdulkader Alfantookh

Papers

A new comprehensive framework for enterprise information security risk management

DoS Attacks Intelligent Detection using Neural Networks

Toward Building the Knowledge Culture: Reviews and a KC-STOPE with Six Sigma View

Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education Research: Problems and Solutions

Investigation of the state of innovation in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries