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Contemporary deception techniques: Social engineering – semantic, phenomenological and security aspects
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to establish a terminological framework in order to explain social engineering and analyze it from phenomenological and security aspect. From phenomenological point of view, the paper explains the phenomenon of social engineering as a contemporary, specific and sophisticated manner of manipulating people. Social engineering is characterized by attacker’s innovative method of selecting and approaching the victim and, when needed, an unlimited number of attack cycles, depending on the goal set by the attacker. Attacks are based on the use of various tools and techniques. From the aspect of security, social engineering holds a very important place in planning and executing cyber-attacks. This paper analyzes perpetrators’ criminogenic and motivational factors from the criminological point of view. Motive and profile of perpetrators cannot always be established due to spatial and temporal limitations, as well as architectural and environmental characteristics of the information and communication system, which is the final target of the attacks. Regardless of the fact that it is present in each phase of a cyber-attack, social engineering is always the foundation of the first phase, in which the attacker learns in details the information which will facilitate access to the information and communication system he plans to attack. In this initial and crucial phase, preconditions for successful continuation and termination of the cyber-attack are realized. At the end of the paper, there is a detailed classification of threat subjects based on motives that moves them and the goal that is supposed to be achieved. In the scientific and professional thematization, this has not been done yet
Poslovno-obaveštajni rad usmeren na konkurentnost
Get PDFBusiness Intelligence (BI) includes knowledge, skills, techniques, and methods aimed at collection, organization, analysis, and dissemination of information for support in the process of business decision-making. On the other hand, Competitive Intelligence (CI) covers all those non-state intelligence that covers systematic collection, selection, and analysis of data from various sources, and their interpretation. In this paper, we will try to deal with occurrence and development of the fi rst intellectual views about the Competitive Intelligence, key diff erences between Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence, the most important defi nitions of the CI, typologies of this sort of intelligence work recognized in scientifi c and professional literature, techniques and methods specifi c to this kind of intelligence in the context of information and communication technologies of today, and with the review of types of services related to Competitive Intelligence, with the focus on the Internet portals which provide this kind of service based on open-source data collected from publicly available sources
Crime control industry in transition countries
No full textCrime has existed, survived and increased the number of its forms and, apart from government bodies, caused non-government bodies, or economic entities, to become involved in criminal issues, their control or neutralization. Various fields of private entrepreneurship recognized the opportunity to evolve their business operations in the field of crime and generate profit. The aim of this study is to discover whether this phenomenon is a factor in the creation or collapse of overall security in transition countries. We will focus our data and observation on The Republic of Serbia, as former Yugoslav Republic and state which is still in transition process. Serbia has been facing the challenges of great financial crisis, low living standards and budget deficit in the past years. The analysis of the number and types of private companies operating in the field of security and protection should show a prospect for further development of private anticrime business and market, as well as whether this field of business operations has a potential to improve overall economic situation and employment levels in our country or whether it might be one of the causes behind the creation of so-called “grey economy.
Vladimir Putin i analiza uloge ličnosti lidera u formiranju i sprovođenju državne politike u savremenoj Rusiji - ocene i kritike Putinovog režima
Get PDFAfter the collapse of the Soviet state, during the last decades of the 21st century, Russia found itself in the system crisis in cataclysmic measures that threatened to disintegrate this once powerful state. Political and economic power was significantly displaced outside the institutions of the system in the hands of oligarchs and regional governors, which threaten to disintegrate the federal system and problems in the economic, social, demographic and military sphere shook the foundations of the Russian state. On the international stage, Russia's influence was marginalized. All the elements of its hard and soft power were reduced. Russia has lost the attributes of a superpower and the leader of the former socialist camp was reduced to the level of a regional power. With the arrival of Vladimir Putin as the President of the RF in 2000 began a new phase in the development of post-Soviet Russia. Initiated extensive internal political, economic and social reforms, as well as changes in foreign and security policy, resulted in a gradual recovery and consolidation of the Russian state and society. An essential feature of political life in Russia is the personalization of the power and the institution of the President of the RF, which largely depends on the personality of the president and his inner circle. This distinction is rooted in the political tradition and culture, and the imperial legacy. Some Western authors state that the tradition of the autocratic rule is in the heart of Russian political culture, while Russian authors believe that a strong central government, embodied in the institution of the head of state in modern Russia is a necessity in the initial phase of democratization and social transition. From the beginning, Putin has sought to pour "people from their inner circle" "into all levels of government and spheres that generate social and political power." This profiled the structure of Putin's regime, which is a very active process of permanent change of position, role and importance of individual personalities, as well as their "migration" from one sphere of government to another. In the process, the overall fluctuations of high-ranking politicians, divided into clans and influential groups (the so-called siloviki, technocrats and liberals), Putin is the "headquarters" of the entire regime. Estimates of the regime of Russian President V. Putin, his personality, as well as a trail that is left in modern history, are more polarized and controversial than estimates of many other figures of Russia, and even global politics. However, the importance that Putin has for Russia and its position and role in the XXI century is undeniable, as well as his controversial planetary authority, or his global popularity. Putin is one of the most influential politicians in the world and the authors' opinions of him are so divided, conflicting, contradictory and "ideologically colored" that any attempt of his generalization represents an endeavor foredoomed to failure. The amplitude of reactions is ranging from awe and glorification, to protest and scorn. It is undisputed that he is a charismatic, pragmatic and capable statesman. It is also an indisputable fact that the implementation of his policy has the outright support of the Russian people. Critics of Putin's regime as its main characteristic state the rigidity of the government, inflexibility, lack of transparency, bureaucratic domination of political and economic elites, instability in the sense of being based on the personality of the President and not on the balance of institutions.Nakon raspada sovjetske države Rusija se našla u sistemskoj krizi koja je pretila da dezintegriše nekada moćnu državu. Politička i ekonomska moć bila je u značajnoj meri izmeštena van institucija sistema, u ruke oligarha i regionalnih gubernatora. Problemi u ekonomskoj, socijalnoj, demografskoj i vojnoj sferi potresali su temelje ruske države. Na međunarodnoj sceni, uticaj Rusije bio je marginalizovan. Svi elementi njene tvrde i meke moći, bili su umanjeni. Rusija je izgubila atribute supersile i nekadašnja predvodnica socijalističkog lagera svedena je na nivo regionalne sile. Dolaskom Vladimira Putina na mesto predsednika RF 2000. godine, počela je nova faza u razvoju postsovjetske Rusije. Pokrenute su opsežne unutrašnje političke, ekonomske i socijalne reforme, kao i promene u spoljnoj i bezbednosnoj politici, što je rezultiralo postepenim oporavkom i konsolidacijom ruske države i društva. Jedna od suštinskih odlika političkog života Rusije jeste personalizacija vlasti, odnosno institucije Predsednika RF, koja u velikoj meri zavisi od ličnosti samog predsednika i njegovog najbližeg okruženja. Ova odlika ukorenjena je u političkoj tradiciji i kulturi, odnosno u imperijalnom nasleđu. Pojedini zapadni autori navode da je tradicija autokratskog vladanja u srži ruske političke kulture, dok ruski autori smatraju da snažna centralna vlast, oličena u instituciji predsednika države, u savremenoj Rusiji predstavlja nužnost u početnoj fazi demokratizacije i tranzicije društva. Putin je od početka nastojao da "ljude iz svog najbližeg okruženja "razlije" u sve nivoe vlasti i sfere koje generišu društvenu i političku moć". Time se profilisala struktura Putinovog režima u kojoj je veoma aktivan proces permanentne smene pozicija, uloga i značaja pojedinih ličnosti, kao i njihovo "seljenje" iz jedne sfere vlasti u drugu. U celokupnom tom procesu fluktacije visoko-pozicioniranih političara, svrstanih u uticajne grupe i klanove (tzv. siloviki, tehnokrate i liberali), Putin ima ulogu "stožera" celokupnog režima. Ocene o režimu ruskog predsednika V. Putina, njegovoj ličnosti, kao i tragu koji je ostavio u modernoj istoriji, polarizovanije su i kontroverznije nego ocene o mnogim drugim ličnostima ruske, pa i globalne politike. Međutim, značaj koji Putin ima za Rusiju i njenu poziciju i ulogu u XXI veku, nesporan je, kao što nisu sporni ni njegov planetarni autoritet, ni njegova globalna popularnost. Putin je jedan od najuticajnijih političara na svetu, ali su mišljenja autora u vezi sa njim toliko podeljena, oprečna, suprotstavljena i "ideološki obojena", da bi svaki pokušaj njihove generalizacije predstavljao poduhvat unapred osuđen na neuspeh. Amplitude reakcija kreću se od glorifikacije i divljenja, do osporavanja i nipodaštavanja. Nesporno je da je reč o harizmatičnom, pragmatičnom i sposobnom državniku, kao što je nesporna i činjenica da za sprovođenje svoje politike ima natpolovičnu podršku ruskog naroda. Kritičari Putinovog režima kao njegove osnovne odlike navode rigidnost vlasti, nefleksibilnost, netransparentnost, birokratizovanost, dominaciju političko- ekonomskih elita, nestabilnost u smislu zasnovanosti na ličnosti predsednika, a ne na balansu institucija
Mehanizmi ili načini razvijanja i unapređenja bezbednosne kulture
Get PDFIn this text we will try to explain and recommend the ways in which security culture can be developed or promoted. Namely, within security studies this concept is most commonly represented as a means or analytical framework of understanding changes occurring in the security sphere over time. However, we would like to underscore the importance of viewing and applying security culture as an instrument of bringing about change, which could prove significant at a time (such as the present) when turbulent events are happening all over the world, carrying serious security implications. As well as analytical potential, the concept of security culture offers normative potential and in that regard it is important to determine all the mechanisms and factors that can contribute to its development and promotion. In this paper, we have chosen to present the role and significance of the national educational system, the establishment and development of standards, the introduction of a control mechanism and commitment. The elected mechanisms and/or factors are relevant as they satisfy he need for certain kinds of knowledge and skills, ensure that security measures, rules, procedures and expectations are followed and met, encourage behavior by which set values are up held ,and show long-term commitment to creating an open and trusting environment that is proactive and focused on reducing risks and threats to the well-being of all.U ovom tekstu pokušaćemo da objasnimo i preporučimo načine na koji se može razvijati ili unaprediti bezbednosna kultura. Naime, ovaj koncept se u studijama bezbednosti najčešće predstavlja kao sredstvo ili analitički okvir za razumevanje promena, koje se dešavaju u bezbednosnoj sferi tokom vremena. Međutim, želimo da naglasimo važnost razmatranja i primene bezbednosne kulture kao sredstva za stvaranje promena, što može biti značajno u (sadašnjem) trenutku turbulentnih dešavanja širom sveta, koji imaju naročite bezbednosne implikacije. Pored analitičkih mogućnosti, koncept bezbednosne kulture ima i normativne i u tom smislu je važno utvrditi koji sve mehanizmi pa i faktori mogu doprineti da se razvija i unapredi. Mi smo se u ovom radu opredelili da predstavimo ulogu i značaj sistema obrazovanja, uspostavljanje i razvijanje standarda, uvođenje mehanizma kontrole i obavezivanje i/ili posvećenost. Izabrani mehanizmi i/ili faktori su važni jer ispunjavaju/zadovoljavaju potrebu za određenim setom znanja i veština, obezbeđuju poštovanje bezbednosnih mera, pravila, procedura i očekivanja, utiču na ponašanje kojim se štite utvrđene vrednosti, a uz to pokazuju dugoročnu posvećenost kako bi se izgradilo otvoreno i poverljivo okruženje fokusirano i proaktivno prema smanjenju rizika i pretnji za dobrobit svih
Crisis Communication of Local Authorities in Emergency Situations - Communicating "May Floods" in the Republic of Serbia
No full textIn May 2014 Serbia and the region of Southeast Europe were hit by the heaviest rain in 120 years of recorded weather measurements, which caused catastrophic floods and landslides. Nine cities and thirty one municipalities declared the state of emergency on their territory. The paper analyses crisis communications of city and municipal emergency management headquarters with different target groups, their relations with the media and the "high politics", as well as the "lessons learned" which may be applied to new emergency situations. We observed crisis communication on both operative (functionality of the equipment, issuing orders and instructions to citizens etc), and on symbolic level (the shaping of meaning of the event and of the subjects' actions). A particular attention was paid to the communication problems such as insufficiently trained communicators, inadequate equipment, limited time and excessive expectations, as well as to the analysis of the media reporting that was often politicized and sensationalist