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A Framework For Identifying Host-Based Artifacts In Dark Web Investigations, Arica Kulm

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The dark web is the hidden part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and is only accessible with a specific browser like The Onion Router (Tor). Tor was originally developed as a means of secure communications and is still used worldwide for individuals seeking privacy or those wanting to circumvent restrictive regimes. The dark web has become synonymous with nefarious and illicit content which manifests itself in underground marketplaces containing illegal goods such as drugs, stolen credit cards, stolen user credentials, child pornography, and more (Kohen, 2017). Dark web marketplaces contribute both to illegal drug usage …

Colleague To Banner Migration: Data Conversion Guide For Institutional Research, Laura Osborn

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

When the SDBOR decided to migrate their current student information system into a shared system with HR and Finance, adjustments needed to be made to accommodate for current Banner settings and work around tables that were already populated with HRFIS data. The change in data type of the student identifier from that of a 7-digit numeric field to a 9- digit alpha-numeric field poses problems for running aggregate data calculations. Additional complications include having some information such as first-generation status that was not migrated between the systems, and cases such as college coding where tables that were designed for student …

Vzwam Web-Based Lookup, Ruben Claudio

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This web-based lookup will allow V employees to find territory sales rep much faster. It will simplify the process and eliminate manual processes.

At the moment, a combination of multiple manual processes is needed to find territory sales reps. The company’s CRM does not allow to find rep sales quickly. When an in-house sales representative is talking to a prospect, this sales rep has to go through a few series of steps to find an outside or territory sales rep --which is usually needed to schedule in-person meetings, that results in delays while doing transactions with the prospects. Besides, because …

Network Traffic Analysis Framework For Cyber Threat Detection, Meshesha K. Cherie

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The growing sophistication of attacks and newly emerging cyber threats requires advanced cyber threat detection systems. Although there are several cyber threat detection tools in use, cyber threats and data breaches continue to rise. This research is intended to improve the cyber threat detection approach by developing a cyber threat detection framework using two complementary technologies, search engine and machine learning, combining artificial intelligence and classical technologies.

In this design science research, several artifacts such as a custom search engine library, a machine learning-based engine and different algorithms have been developed to build a new cyber threat detection framework based …