DocumentCode :
1949572
Title :
Framework for Alternate Execution of Workflows Under Threat
Author :
Safdar, Sohail ; Hassan, Mohd Fadzil ; Qureshi, Muhammad Aasim ; Akbar, Rehan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Univ. Teknol. PETRONAS, Tronoh, Malaysia
fYear :
2010
fDate :
26-28 Feb. 2010
Firstpage :
218
Lastpage :
222
Abstract :
The main objective of the research is to propose an execution framework for workflow systems under threat. When the threat (intrusion) is detected, the workflow system needs to be stopped immediately to avoid any possible loss of enterprise data. The system becomes active again, once it is completely recovered from the threat. This proposed framework overcomes the problem of discontinuity of services as a result of threat detection by enabling the execution of the workflow on an alternate path, keeping the security and integrity of the asset information intact. Hence the system remains available all the time in a secured fashion making it possible for the end user to access the services and data even in the vulnerable state. To achieve the specified goals, the special authentication mechanism has been adopted to authorize the users after threat is detected. Then the data is hibernated that is transferred to the designed dimensions and the connectivity and access to the hibernated data is provided by the chameleon agent. These three core components enable the workflow to execute in a secured and robust manner during system´s unsafe state.
Keywords :
security of data; workflow management software; asset information; authentication mechanism; chameleon agent; enterprise data loss; hibernated data; service discontinuity problem; threat detection; workflow management systems; workflows alternate execution; Authentication; Availability; Communication system software; Computer networks; Customer satisfaction; Data privacy; Data security; Intrusion detection; Robustness; Workflow management software; Chameleon; Hibernation; IDS (Intrusion Detection System); WFMS (Workflow Management Systems);
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Communication Software and Networks, 2010. ICCSN '10. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5726-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5727-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSN.2010.79
Filename :
5437598
Link To Document :
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