• Automated Data Acquisition using Microsoft Excel 

      Martínez González, Luis F. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The process of Web Scraping allows the automated extraction of data from an entire website and turn it into a tabular dataset that can be used for reporting and analysis. There are numerous techniques and tools for web ...
    • “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 ...
    • Algorithm for User-friendly Password Policy 

      Hernández Liang, Jorge (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Password based security has become prevalent as the de facto measure against intrusion. Computer systems rarely focus on usability, and little research has been done to change the current, near universal method of ...
    • Security Validation on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger Mobile Applications against GIF Images that Incorporate Executable Code 

      Colón Martínez, Hilda (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Communication; Every day the messaging applications on mobile devices such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are more common in the life of each user. With this in mind, we ask ourselves the question, how safe are ...
    • Using Network Forensic Tools for Analysis and Investigation at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 

      Murray Ortiz, Edgar A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      In the world of computer security. The security of networks has become a very important field. More importantly, the tools to provide security cannot guarantee a completely secure network. Is because of that situation ...
    • 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 ...
    • A Study of Green IT Technology 

      Del Valle Caraballo, Fabián A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Each year the global production and development of computer systems increases, this in turn increases the energy demand that these systems require to function. Information technology has a role to play in the ever-increasing ...
    • Security on Government Websites 

      Oliveras Reyes, Luis M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Given the advances in technology and the cyber-attacks; new viruses that affect networks, computers, servers and other principal elements within any infrastructure on government agencies, the following question should ...
    • Breaking e-Discovery Barriers in Puerto Rico 

      Villanueva López, Marcos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Electronic discovery is the process of producing Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in the context of a legal process. ESI includes emails, files, social media, and website content among others. The different types ...
    • SmartShop: A Merchandise Order and Deliver Application using Mobile Devices 

      Minaya Ruiz, Xavier (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      In our modern society, time management is very crucial. We spend most of our time on important events in which sometimes we put aside necessities such a going to the supermarket for our nutrition or pharmacy for ...
    • National Cyber League challenges as a way to teach Cybersecurity 

      Agosto Quiñones, André (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Cybersecurity education is a relative new topic in most educational organizations today. This presents a problem to most educational institutions like universities who confront the challenge of teaching cybersecurity topics ...
    • Sistema de administración de propiedades 

      Santiago Rivera, Ángel D. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Como empleado de una compañía dedicada a administrar y reposeer propiedades, surge la inquietud de crear un sistema con una base de datos que almacene la cartera de propiedades con las diferentes situaciones que ...
    • Implementation of real-time cybersecurity training through the integration of a hypervisor and an online CTF engine 

      Vélez Rodríguez, Carlos Y. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      During 2017 and 2018, undergraduate and graduate students from the ECECS Department at the PUPR have seen an academic improvement in cybersecurity from their participation in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions. These ...
    • The change in airfare tickets based on the weekday and the continent 

      Santos Rodríguez, Gabriela (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      The purpose of this study is to help people understand the different theories that exist and to prove if any of the theories are actually effective when buying an airplane ticket. A research was conducted to have a ...
    • 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 ...
    • Security Network Lab (MITM & Honeypot) 

      Rodríguez Morales, César (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Many people on the IT environment knows that internet can be a dark and dangerous place; featuring viruses and cyber-attacks. But the rest of the people across the internet not think that are really exposed to be attacked. ...
    • Tecnología Inteligente de Minería de Datos en Telecomunicaciones 

      Berrios Negrón, Edwin J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Las compañías de telecomunicaciones generan una enorme cantidad de datos. Estos incluyen; los datos de detalles de llamadas, que describe las llamadas que atraviesan las redes de telecomunicaciones, aunado a la red de datos ...
    • Analysis of Alternatives for a Security Information and Event Management Tool in a Virtualized Environment 

      Sepúlveda Rodríguez, Roy A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Security Information and Event Management is a software tool that increases the cyber-situational awareness of a system. Since many products are available in the market, there is a desire from companies and individuals ...
    • Data Mining Techniques for the Integrated Postsecondary Data System 

      Jiménez Vargas, Wilfredo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      The Process of generating the necessary information for the Integrated Postsecondary Data System can be tedious; a standard way to collect the information for the different departments is needed. To process it, we use ...
    • 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 ...