• Implementing Cybersecurity Exercises for Teaching Information Security 

      Ortiz Sánchez, Kevin (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      To accommodate student demand and close the skills gap in the workplace, many colleges have created—or are in the process of creation—new courses or degree programs in cybersecurity. Cybersecurity encompasses extensive ...
    • Implementing USB Attacks with Microcontrollers 

      Rodríguez Ocasio, Alejandro (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The USB specification has become one of the most prominent standards for interconnection between devices and peripherals. Its main objective is to provide ease of use and increase compatibility by implementing standard ...
    • Improving Robotics Competition Autonomous Operation by Using Sensors 

      Rivera Cruz, Elvin (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      The field of robotics has been growing rapidly in the last few years and is expected to continue rising. Therefore, we need to provide our middle and high school students with the tools and experiences to gain the ...
    • Increasing the Participation of Young Women in Cybersecurity 

      Berríos, Naileen (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The gender disparity that affects cybersecurity is not new, but it is particularly discouraging for women, who represent only 11% of all cybersecurity professionals around the world. It is also reported that very few ...
    • Industrial Espionage: The Cyberspace War 

      Rivera, Dimitrius F. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      As you may know, the World Wide Web has become an essential part of our everyday lives. Electronic communications, storage systems and computer networks in general have given us the freedom to do things we never thought ...
    • Informative Overview of Rainbow Hashes 

      Hornedo Martínez, Víctor (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      This article gives an overview for rainbow tables and the results of testing rainbow tables according to the length of the chosen chain. The article presents a password cracking process that contains its own ...
    • “Inside-Pics” 

      Rivera Valentin, Sheila M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The photography industry has grew and evolved through the times. Nowadays, cameras come with many features that allow users to adjust them as their preference with a minimum effort or knowledge. However, in the case ...
    • Introducción a la Ciberseguridad a Través de Amenazas Cibernéticas 

      Vaccaro, Ricardo Raúl (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      La ciberseguridad se ha convertido en uno de los conceptos más importantes de estos tiempos. Esto se debe al avance exponencial tecnológico que ha ocurrido en el siglo XXI. Debido a este avance tecnológico, los estudiantes ...
    • Introduction into Cybersecurity through Cryptographic Algorithms 

      Alexander Cruz, Alfredo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Cybersecurity has become one of the most crucial national security concerns facing the U.S.A. and the rest of the world. This is due to society’s ever-growing dependency on technology, which has made it extremely vulnerable ...
    • IoT Vulnerabilities in SCADA Systems 

      Rivera Barbosa, Jose (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) is an infrastructure of interconnected objects, people, systems and information resources together with intelligent services to allow them to process information ...
    • Is Your Wi-Fi Really Protected? 

      Santiago Laguna, Johnathan R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      The purpose of thisproject will be testing a tool called ‘aircrack-ng suite’and perfomed a penetration test to a private network. This suite is a collection of tools that allows you to assess the strength ...
    • IT Disaster Recovery Plan for “X” Company 

      Fernández, Enrique (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      The Company “X” is a small business with 25 employees located in Old San Juan area, specifically in the “Z” building; the company is dedicated to providing retirement plan services and administration thereof. It is ...
    • IT Governance and Internal Controls to Comply with Laws and Regulations 

      Rojas Acevedo, Milton (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Laws and Regulations affect how Organizations conduct their day to day operations. Before implementing any type of procedures, organizations must be aware of these regulations. In those cases were procedures are ...
    • Jailbreak Vulnerability & Mobile Security Updates 

      Maldonado Burgos, Zedrick A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      In these modern times mobile devices are part of the everyday life of each individual. These devices contain a major part of each user information in comparison to their personal computers. On a mobile device people ...
    • Journey to becoming a hacker: from zero to cybersecurity ninja 

      Alicea Casillas, Yoshuam A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Time to time technology changes and the need for cyber security experts increases. While is true that lots of universities prepare students on this career, somehow students face trouble understanding how to acquire the ...
    • La importancia de conocer la seguridad de nuestros sistemas “closed-circuit television” (CCTV) 

      Camareno Mendrell, Gil V. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Este documento explora cómo las compañías manufactureras de cámaras y programas de seguridad aplican el concepto seguridad en sus programas y dispositivos. Se exploró cuáles son las normativas existentes que ...
    • La Importancia de la Inteligencia Artificial en la Seguridad Cibernética 

      Rosario Martinez, Yamil (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      El mundo se está digitalizando a un ritmo sin precedente. Los sistemas de información y la tecnología están cambiando o evolucionando muy rápido. Con los adelantos en la tecnología, la velocidad de los procesos y la ...
    • Meeting the CAE IA/CD Knowledge Units Requirements for the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 

      Darabi, Diana M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      The current information security field has gone through tremendous growth over the years and is continuously changing. Today the threats on information security systems are sophisticated, prevalent, have the potential ...
    • Minyx’s Dinner Food Ordering App 

      Mendoza Navarro, Michael J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Smartphone applications are now a massive and valid field for exposure for companies, expansion of consumers’ needs, and convenience for quick and easy access to multiple activities, including gaming, sales, ...
    • Mobile Digital Forensic Tool using Santoku Linux 

      Acevedo Rivera, Pedro J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Santoku 0.5 is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution dedicated to mobile forensics, mobile security, and mobile malware analysis. Santoku provides tools for; analyzing and acquiring data including free versions of ...