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Title:
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SECURITY FOR ICT COLLABORATION TOOLS |
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Author(s):
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Gerben Broenink, Geert Kleinhuis, Frank Fransen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-21-2 |
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Editors:
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Nik Bessis, Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Security, Collaboration, Confidentiality, Mixed Reality, Threats, Countermeasures |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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45 |
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Last Page:
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52 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In order for collaboration tools to be productive in an operational setting, an information base that is shared across the collaborating parties is needed. Therefore, a lot of research is done for tooling to create such a common information base in a collaboration tool. However, security is often not given a lot of attention. In this paper we argue that security is a necessary part of collaboration tooling. We identified and categorized security issues in a collaboration tool, MiReCol, and recognized a new group of security issues that apply to collaboration tooling in general. Those new issues are related to the fact that several, different authorized, users are using the collaboration tool together. In those situations, the threat exists that an unauthorized user can view confidential data. We conclude that security is a necessary part of an ICT collaboration tool, and depending on the case, security countermeasures have to be implemented. Most security issues can be handled with existing techniques. However, to protect confidentiality in a multi-user environment, extra techniques have to be developed. |
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