Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring a captured image, wherein the captured image depicts at least one entity, performing a comparison between an estimated potential revenue generated from a distribution of the captured image and an estimated potential liability incurred for the distribution of the captured image, and modifying the captured image by placing at least one advertisement image at a particular location of the captured image. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Abstract: In certain information handling system environments, physical devices connected to a client are redirected to a server or other information handling system. Requests to a virtualized hardware secure device may not be accessible due to the latency of the network. A server may request that a locking application of a CDROM driver (or interface) unlock a secured disk interface/logical unit of a redirected hardware secure device. The locking application validates a user entered password. Once unlocked the secured disk interface/logical unit is accessible via an associated file system stack at the server.

Abstract: A virtual machine creation method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a first installation package of a first application; determining essential environmental data corresponding to the first installation package; obtaining a simplified operating system via compilation according to the essential environmental data; packaging the simplified operating system and the first installation package to obtain a virtual machine installation package; and running the virtual machine installation package to create a virtual machine.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of a large-scale simultaneous digital signature service based on a hash function. According to the system and method, the main agent that requires the generation of a digital signature does not itself generate the digital signature, and digital signatures may be simultaneously and stably generated for large-scale data such as multiple electronic documents and digital data, using a hash function and a hash tree, which are known as a simple and secure method, to guarantee the integrity of the data in a digital signature-based structure based on multiple servers.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to acquire a plurality of reputations related to an object and combine the plurality of reputations to create a total reputation for the object. The object can include a plurality of sub-objects and each of the plurality of reputations can correspond to one of the sub-objects.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing messages for registered users within an allowed domain. The method includes performing domain-registration and auto-registration for non-registered users. The method allows users to utilize messaging services without having to individually register each and every user upfront.

Abstract: An electronic device in a device-to-device network of a user of the electronic device communicates with a group of one or more other instances of the electronic via dynamic connections that are based on pre-established and maintained (i.e., long-lived) associations in the device-to-device network. Moreover, a given dynamic connection between the electronic device and a given instance of the electronic device in the group is setup by the electronic device without assistance of a computer in another network, which conveys the communication within the group. During operation, the electronic device: receives content from the user; generates a message by encrypting the content using an encryption key associated with the user; and provides the message to at least a second instance of the electronic device in the group, which is associated with a second user in the device-to-device network, at a location specified by one of the associations.

Abstract: A method of obscuring software code implementing an elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) point multiplication function, including: receiving ECC parameters including a multiplier d having N bits; transforming multiplier d into an array d(i) with ?1, 0, and +1 values while maintaining the same value for d; and generating ECC point multiplication function operations using the transformed multiplier array d(i) and N, wherein the generated ECC point multiplication function operations are split variable operations.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal apparatus including an instruction information creation unit and a first transmission unit, and an information processing apparatus including an execution unit, a reception unit, and a controller. The instruction information creation unit accepts one or more settings relating to processing and creates instruction information denoting the one or more settings. The first transmission unit transmits the instruction information to the information processing apparatus. The execution unit performs the processing related to the one or more settings denoted by the instruction information. The reception unit receives the instruction information and certificate information. The certificate information is information that certifies content of a first prohibition check process in which whether the execution unit supports the one or more settings is determined.

Abstract: A method for updating a key in an active state is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes steps of: initiating a key update by a user equipment in the active state or a network side when a pre-defined condition is met; updating the key by the network side and the user equipment, and negotiating an activation time of the new keys. An apparatus for updating a key in an active state is also disclosed according to the present invention. With the present invention, the user equipment in an active state and the network side may actively initiate the key update procedure in different cases, thereby solving the problem concerning the key update for a session in an active state.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to acquire a plurality of reputations related to an object and combine the plurality of reputations to create a total reputation for the object. The object can include a plurality of sub-objects and each of the plurality of reputations can correspond to one of the sub-objects.

Abstract: A system and method of security for emoji based actions. The system and method may include processes such as obtaining a first text associated with an emoji image and a second text, determining to implement a security measure based at least in part on the first text associated with the emoji image, and determining a security level based at least in part on the second text.

Abstract: A system and method for cross-cloud identity matching are provided. The method includes receiving at least one user identifier of a user of a client node; determining at least one cloud-based resource accessed by the client node; selecting a cloud-based resource of the at least one accessed cloud-based resource; extracting at least one possible user identity of the user from the selected cloud-based resource; identifying at least one user identifier of the extracted at least one possible user identity; matching between each identified user identifier and the at least one received user identifier; determining whether each possible user identity is associated with the user respective of the matching; and upon determining that at least one possible user identity is associated with the user, storing each associated user identity respective of the client node.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing standards compliant encryption, storage, and retrieval of date are disclosed. In an embodiment, data is received at a first data center from a first device in connection with a service request, and encrypted to produce encrypted data. The encrypted data may be transmitted from the first data center to the first device, and then may subsequently be received at a second data center. The second data center may store the encrypted data in a database accessible to the second data center. Because all data provided to the system is encrypted by the first data center prior to being stored and/or provided to the second data center, the database and the second data canter may be out of the scope of compliance monitoring, auditing, and reporting for one or more date security standards.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personnel communications management within an enterprise or group of related enterprises during crisis situations. In particular, the systems and methods provide event management, shared situational awareness, personnel tracking, and unified crisis notification management to multiple users.

Abstract: A digital video system including one or more video cameras and a video server connected to the one or more video cameras is disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, the video server includes a computer having a central processing unit (CPU) for executing machine instructions and a memory for storing machine instructions that are to be executed by the CPU. The machine instructions when executed by the CPU implement a number of functions including identifying a failure mode of one or more cameras from one or more failure modes and executing a contingency function from one or more contingency functions based on the identification of the failure mode. The failure mode may be selected from a first, second and third failure mode. The contingency function may be selected from a first and second contingency function.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for privacy protected input-output port control are described herein. In an example, an indication may be obtained that a protected port is disabled. A set of application attributes stored in a secure memory location may be compared to a set of attested application attributes to create a verification flag. At least one port attribute of the protected port may be obtained based on the verification flag. The protected port may be enabled using the at least one port attribute. Other examples, for controlling an input-output port using computer firmware and trusted execution techniques are further disclosed.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a communication system, communication method, information processor, method, device, program, and recording medium which permit plural algorithms to be treated and which can impart expansibility to communications. A capability list stores a capability list in which capabilities regarding algorithms for encryption and decryption treated by a reader/writer are described. Similarly, a capability list stores a capability list in which capabilities regarding algorithms for encryption and decryption treated by an IC card are described. The reader/writer and the IC card exchange their mutual capability lists, select algorithms capable of securing a security level according to the importance of the data sent and received, and perform communications based on the selected algorithms. The present embodiments can be applied, for example, to a device that performs communications by the NFCIP method.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe security context enforcement in a multi-tenant environment. Security context data may be transmitted through an un-secure multi-tenant computational environment. The security context data is secured by protection layers that restrict untrusted resources from running tenant applications and restrict the ability of unauthorized tenants to access context information associated with a tenant. Data may be received and evaluated at a component of a multi-tenant environment. If the component is a trusted component and the security context data indicates that the tenant is authorized to execute an application using a specified context, the component may run a tenant application in a context associated with the security context data.

Abstract: Techniques for securely displaying sensitive information against attempts to capture such information via screenshots are introduced. Similar to the pieces of a puzzle, a plurality of images that collectively represent a keypad (for example) are generated and each image represents a different part of the characters. The generated images are to be displayed to a human user in a sequential fashion at at least a predetermined minimum frame rate, such that the plurality of images sequentially displayed are perceivable by the human user collectively as the keypad. In each of the plurality of images, at least a part of the characters of the keypad is disguised or concealed, and in some embodiments, to the extent that not a single character of the keypad is recognizable by a human or a machine. Further, bogus data can be selectively inserted to enhance security.