• Risk Assessment Practices 

      Vera Pujols, Wilfredo R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      To an enterprise, one of the most important assessment that should develop is the Risk Assessment. This practice includes identify the threats that can affect the business continuity. In addition, is necessary classify ...
    • Real Time Face Detection System 

      Nafi, Rushdi Nafi Hamdan (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      This paper presents details of a prototype for research project on face detection systems. The prototype uses Emgu CV cross platform .Net wrapper with the Intel OpenCV image processing library and C# .Net. The library ...
    • 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 ...
    • Empowering the Weakest Link in Today's Technology with: Cyber-security Protection by Means of Password Security 

      Serrano Malavé, Lázaro R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      No matter how expensive or how advanced the technology inside your organization is, there is always going to be the human factor. In this project I develop a program written in C++ that will help not only IT professionals ...
    • Capture-The-Flag Framework and Virtual Environment for Cyber Security Education 

      Colón Pérez, Jadiel A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      When studying cybersecurity or other computer-related technical careers, a problem among the students is the lack of hands-on experience. This can be solved by participating in internships, conferences, and ...
    • Customer Support Tool 

      Castillo Rivera, Francisco J (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Small sales companies rely on their customers’ satisfaction after sale has been made. A big part of a customer satisfaction relies on the customer support given to them after the product has been sold. The problem with ...
    • Securing HTTP Communication for Homemade IoT Projects 

      De la Vega López, Jose R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The Internet of Things (IoT) is a topic in the Computer Science and Engineering field that has rapidly grown in the last couple of years. The popularity of the topic has made different companies to make proprietary IoT ...
    • Reputation Scanner 

      Rios Soto, Azeem J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The issue of security is paramount in any organization, especially one such as a bank. With the intention to improve bank security, a web application was developed. The application involves the scanning of uniform resource ...
    • Implementation of a Cost Function to Model Travel Cost for Shortest Path Routing 

      Rivera López, Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Many times, as we travel in a region from one place to another we start wondering if there’s a better, optimal path to travel from point A to point B. In order to figure this out, normally, we would seek for details ...
    • Design of a Framework for the Best Practices in Computer Forensics within the Cybersecurity Infrastructure in the Regulated Industry 

      Vázquez Ruiz, Eduardo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      We cannot ignore the fact that hackers have been evolving and growing to the level that there are more hackers with the attraction to do evil than Ethical Hackers. Cyber-attacks are a growing threat for companies, and ...
    • Capture the Flag (CTF): Website Tutorial to Boost Cybersecurity Training 

      Santiago Lozada, Reinaldo E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Cybersecurity is a new topic in many organizations, including educational organizations. This new field will have an increase, as new technologies emerged. For that reasons, in order to meet the cybersecurity personnel ...
    • 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 ...
    • Hacking Mobile Devices Using WiFi Pineapple Nano 

      Mojica Serrano, Alexis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Nowadays wireless access points can be found everywhere from fast food restaurants to private companies embracing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies. These access points present a flexible solution in which different ...
    • Data mining techniques and machine learning model for Walmart weekly sales forecast 

      Santaella Colón, José Gil (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The ability to forecast data accurately is extremely valuable in a vast array of domains such as health, sales, finance, weather or sports. Presented here is the study and implementation of data mining techniques and ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nutri-Fitness Tracker Web Application 

      Negrón Santiago, Josué J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      There are several health programs that intend to help people to drop weight in a natural manner. Novovida Health & Fitness is such a program, which promotes a better eating habit and physical activities in order to ...
    • 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 ...
    • At-Risk students prediction using machine learning 

      Ledain Gentillon, Reginald (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      This article intends to discover how machine learning can be used to predict at-risk students during the school year. Different algorithms were tested within a common framework to compare their accuracy and their ...
    • 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 ...
    • Security at the Expense of Privacy 

      Quiñones Torres, Leira C. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      The security field has been increasing in recent years. Smart devices have enabled people to monitor and be connected remotely to their homes. Therefore, in the technology field, we must provide people with the knowledge ...