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An Image Quality Metric (IQM) is used to measure how the image on which modifications are carried out is distorted. Knowing the distortion scale of the image is of significance for the intended purposes (compression, forensic, medical, etc.). The amount of distortion has different implications for each of the application and whether the image is convenient for the relevant application by using the IQM. One of the most basic approaches in the literature which is used in measuring the amount of the distortion is the Full-Reference Image Quality Metric (FR-IQM). The FR-IQM needs both the original and distorted image in the phase of comparison. In this study, taking into consideration the Human Vision System (HVS), a new full-reference image quality metric based on Just Noticeable Difference (JND) has been presented. Through this new metric, the HVS's physiological (color and light sensitivity) and psycho-physiological (texture and edge sensitivity) characteristics have been taken into consideration. Through the JND, the inclusion of the unintended modifications that cannot be sensed by the HVS has been prevented. The near-zero quality results point out the more quality image. The experimental results have showed that the metric in question demonstrates a higher level of performance for the HVS when compared with its counterparts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cloud computing is one of the largest developments occurred in the field of information technology during recent years. This model has become more desirable for all institutions, organizations and also for personal use thanks to the storage of 'valuable information' at low costs, access to such information from anywhere in the world as well as its ease of use and low cost. In this paper, the services constituting the cloud architecture and deployment models are examined, and the main factors in the provision of security requirements of all those models as well as points to be taken into consideration are described in detail. In addition, the methods and tools considering how security, confidentiality and integrity of the information or data that forms the basis of modern technology are implemented in cloud computing architecture are examined. Finally, it is proposed in the paper that the use of data hiding methods in terms of access security in cloud computing architecture and the security of the stored data would be very effective in securing information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Universities are the leading institutions that are the sources of educated human population who both produce information and ensure to develop new products and new services by using information effectively, and who are needed in every area. Therefore, universities are expected to be institutions where information and information management are used efficiently. In the present study, the topics such as infrastructure, operation, application, information, policy and human-based information security at universities were examined within the scope of the information security standards which are highly required and intended to be available at each university today, and then a comparative analysis was conducted specific to Turkey. Within the present study, the Microsoft Security Assessment Tool developed by Microsoft was used as the risk analysis tool. The analyses aim to enable the universities to compare their information systems with the information systems of other universities within the scope of the information security awareness, and to make suggestions in this regard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A histogram based perceptual quality assessment (HPQA) method for color images is presented in this paper. Basically, the HPQA combines two quality assessment approaches (color image quality assessment and histogram based image quality assessment) and it uses the fourier transform. Its range is between 0 and 1. 1 represents the best quality result, 0 represents the worst quality result for the HPQA. The HPQA results are more suitable than its counterparts in terms of the HVS and they can be obtained faster than the other methods' results. In addition, it can easily differentiate effects of low distortions on color images. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The main purpose of this presented work is to develop a data embedding method based on a new digital image histogram modification approach. The proposed scheme fundamentally is concerned about the frequency of occurrence of the image brightness values of the cover image for the data embedding procedures. The proposed scheme effectively realizes both perceptual invisibility and statistical invisibility so that obtained covered images are highly robust against common perceptual and statistical steganalysis techniques. The scheme provides reasonably higher payload values than its counterparts, as well as providing comparatively improved PSNR results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, the benefits of rapidly developing technology, as well as come to the fore the problems brought about For this reason, individuals, institutions and organizations take measures to ensure the security of information. Information assurance is the practice of managing risks related to the use, processing, storage and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes. Thus, information security is now provided with information assurance measures. The presented work, especially in today's digital and networking technologies in order to ensure effective information security threats and describes the scope of what required for information assurance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]