Countering Daesh Cognitive and Cyber Warfare with OSINT and Basic Data Mining Tools

Author(s): Gianluigi ME,Maria Felicita MUCCI / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Digital civilization has changed war circumstances. Emerging dangers have asymmetry, variety, and continual change; quick transmission through the network; near-immediacy; possibility for unrestricted access; and swift power to affect people’s behavior. Cognitive Warfare, an international relations issue, uses information, cyber, and psychological warfare tactics. Daesh sends threatening messages to Western countries and spreads internet propaganda to recruit new members and induce terror. The study attempts to propose a novel knowledge-based approach for detecting terrorists by examining data obtained from Twitter and leading Daesh publications, through Data Mining techniques.

ChatGPT - Information Security Overview

Author(s): Gabriela TOD-RĂILEANU,Sabina-Daniela AXINTE / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

About one hundred years ago humanity experienced a substantial change when we embraced the use of electricity in our homes and daily lives. Now, humanity is changing once again by adopting the use of artificial intelligence on a larger scale. Expressing concerns about the next industrial revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. ChatGPT has become so popular in the last months that a lot of technical or not so technical people have used it and integrated in their daily work to complete tasks faster and more efficient, but this article will highlight the abuse of chatGPT by the people that do not have always good intentions - threat actors. This article is approaching the Information Security risks that have appeared with the use of chatGPT by the employees that are not aware about the threats or even the use of chatGPT by the threat actors that are aware and ready to abuse its computational power.

Artificial News Popularity Detection Based on Telegram Channels in Azerbaijan

Author(s): Davud RUSTAMOV,Jalal RASULZADE,Shamsaddin HUSEYNOV / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

With the exponential growth of digital media, readers face a daunting task of sifting through vast amounts of information to identify important news. This problem is especially critical for media professionals, journalists, and news agencies who need to quickly filter news articles to identify relevant and significant stories. Machine learning models offer a promising solution by automatically classifying news articles based on their significance. In this paper, we propose novel machine learning models for news significance detection, leveraging state-of-the-art deep learning architectures and a dataset of news articles. We evaluate our models using a variety of performance metrics and demonstrate their effectiveness compared to existing methods. Our proposed approach has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of news selection, benefiting both media professionals and readers alike. Furthermore, it can be beneficial to forecast the popularity of fake news and prevent its dissemination in society. Approximately, 2800 Azerbaijani news articles have been collected from telegram and labeled as popular or unpopular according to statistical calculation results. For news popularity detection, application of SVM, Random Forest and Neural network models and their results have been discussed in this paper.

A Computer Abusive Access Case Study Solved with Windows Registry Analysis

Author(s): Pierluigi PERRONE,Antonio SILVESTRE,Giuseppe TARASCHI / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

This article has the aim to describe a real forensics investigation case. An employee is accused of revealing confidential company information related to a project he was working on using a company computer registered to the company domain. The accused defends himself, insinuating the doubt that it could have been anyone because his office is always open. After the seizure and acquisition of a company hard drive, the investigators want to find some evidences related the Windows system registry. In particular, the analysis will be aimed at identifying what were the energy and standby settings at the time of the seizure and if upon reactivation of the screen, the password was requested and needed to access the system.

СВЕТОВНАТА ИКОНОМИКА – В ПРЕЛЮДИЯТА КЪМ ФУНДАМЕНТАЛНИ ПРОМЕНИ

Author(s): Dimitar M Ivanov / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

СЪЗИДАТЕЛНОТО РАЗРУШЕНИЕ В ПРОЦЕСА НА ИКОНОМИЧЕСКО РАЗВИТИЕ

Author(s): Julia Dobreva / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

PREREQUISITES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCEPT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION

Author(s): Yanica Dimitrova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The report examines the theoretical connection between innovation and CSR and their opportunities for development in the Northeastern and Southeastern regions of the Republic of Bulgaria. Based on the results of an empirical study among 300 SMEs implementing innovations in our country, opportunities for the development and implementation of innovations in CSR are outlined, which will increase the competitive performance of the Black Sea region.

RECENT AND FUTURE TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING

Author(s): Eleonora Petrova Stancheva-Todorova / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Few non-mandatory standards on sustainability reporting have been developed in the last two decades as a result of few global initiatives, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the International Integrated Reporting Council, the Taskforce for Climate- Related Financial Disclosures, etc. In April 2021, the European Union updated its Non- Financial Reporting Directive. Moreover, the World Economic Forum issued its new standards on common metrics and consistent reporting for sustainable value creation. These and few other initiatives and standards currently shape the sustainability reporting landscape. But the need for harmonization of non-financial reporting is on its way to change it. The lack of one single global set of standards is challenging the standard setters, policymakers, and other stakeholders and some have already started to cooperate. In early November 2021, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation Trustees announced the establishment of a new standard-setting board – the International Sustainability Standards Board, to meet the demand of high quality, transparent, reliable, and comparable reporting by companies on climate and other environment, social and governance (ESG) matters. Inspired by the urgency of more holistic and comprehensive corporate reporting encompassing company’s ESG metrics and disclosures, this paper aims at collecting discussions on the future of sustainability reporting through the lens of the recently identified trends in its development.

МЕЖДУНАРОДНО ПРОИЗВОДСТВО И ТРАНСНАЦИОНАЛИЗАЦИЯ

Author(s): Diana Sabotinova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The rapid growth of international production until about 2010 was driven by the underlying economics, the supportive policy environment, and enabling technological developments. Changes in direction in the same three factors caused the stagnation in international production in the 2010s. Looking ahead, the trio of technology, policy and economic considerations continues to be a helpful guide to structure the analysis of expected trends. Only the relative importance of the factors, their intensity and their detailed composition is likely to change. However, all three have arrived at critical inflection points that could fundamentally alter the configuration of international production over the next decade.

ВЯТЪРНИТЕ ГЕНЕРАТОРИ, КАТО ОБЕКТ НА ОЦЕНКА

Author(s): Radostin Dolchinkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The peculiarity of wind generators as an object of evaluation is that they are a complex system - equipment that has separate elements that can be subject to self- assessment, as well as the fact that the wind generator that produces electricity together with service equipment can be considered and evaluates as a business, through the approaches and methods used in the valuation of commercial enterprises. The second important feature is that the installed and operated wind generator are permanently connected to the ground through their foundations and are essentially immovable facilities. The necessary documents under the Spatial Development Act are being developed for it and construction and installation activities are being carried out. Therefore, in their assessment as an active object, two appraisal competencies are required - an independent real estate appraiser and an independent appraiser of machinery and equipment. When evaluating a wind generator or wind farm, an independent appraiser of commercial enterprises and receivables may be involved as an independent business.

ЗЕЛЕНАТА СДЕЛКА И ПРОБЛЕМИТЕ В ТРАНСПОРТНОТО ОБСЛУЖВАНЕ

Author(s): Nikolina Belcheva Dragneva / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

European legislation enables and encourages member states to implement projects, referring to Art.7 of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament - The Green Deal. In transport, the aim is to reduce emissions in the sector by 90%, to which all modes of transport must contribute. The green transformation of transport is directly related to the production and introduction of sustainable alternative fuels and intelligent traffic systems. The digitalisation in the transport sector and the opportunities provided by dynamically evolving technologies lead to an increase in the quality of transport services as well as to the overall improvement of environmental and economic indicators.

ЧЕРНО МОРЕ КАТО ИЗТОЧНИК НА СЛАДКА ВОДА

Author(s): Polina Gradinarova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

Desalination of seawater is already a fact. In the 21st century, the main goal is the extraction and production of fresh drinking water. In this summary we will consider the different methods for its desalination. As the main method we will consider the reverse osmosis. The types of membranes and their role now and in the future.

АЛГОРИТЪМ ЗА ТЕЛЕМАТИЧЕН МОНИТОРИНГ НА ЕЛЕКТРИЧЕСКИ АВТОМОБИЛИ

Author(s): Kristian Ventsislavov,Kamen Seymenliyski,Silvija Letskovska,Stoianka Mollova / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The article presents the general principle of operation of a specific author's algorithm, which is implemented in a real working telematics system for electric cars.

Eğitimin Bireysel ve Toplumsal Yararları

Author(s): Sevgi Ernas,İsa Bahat / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

Although developments in economics, science, and technology have influenced the field of education, the belief in the individual and societal benefits of education has remained unchanged. The determination of the benefits of education revolves around debates on whether education serves as an economic function and whether it is a consumption and/or investment good. Considering that the primary aim of education is to nurture individuals, the qualities of the individuals to be cultivated will turn them into producers and consumers under the influence of the economy. To determine the individual and societal benefits of education, the private and social returns of education are calculated. In this section, the costs, benefits, returns, and cost-benefit ratios of public/private education in Turkey are discussed.

General Information About the Malaysian Economy

Author(s): Fuat Çeliker / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Zengin Malaysia, a developing and growing Asian country, has many economic dynamics. This study, which holds a general perspective on the Malaysian economy, has revealed the pros and cons of the Malaysian economy in many respects. In the study, the Malaysian economy was discussed over five questions. These questions are; Could You Give Information About Malaysia’s Macroeconomic Data?, Could You Specify Malaysia’s Sources of Income?, Could You Specify the Import and Export Structure of Malaysia?, How Does Malaysia’s Central Bank Operate?, and What is the Position Malaysia Holds in Global Economy?

LITERATURE REVIEW OF AUTHORS EXAMINING THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BANK STRES TESTING TO THEIR REVERSE PROFILE

Author(s): Kairat Koishibekov / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

The scientific material reviews the most important scientific developments related to the digital transformation from standard bank stress tests to their reverse profiles. The author refers to many authors discussing the problem. Peter Grundke and Kamil Pliszka scored 6 steps on the reverse stress test. An attempt is made to define the concepts by Christian Thun, Juan M. Licari and Mark Zandi, as shown in Figure 1. The Hybrid Approach to Reverse Stress Testing includes is also briefly discussed. Three concusions have been drawn, regarding the matter of the review.

Beşeri Sermaye, Kamu Harcaması ve Ekonomik Karmaşıklık İlişkisi: Nedensellik Analizi

Author(s): Ayşe Arı / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

In this study, we investigated the impacts of human capital and public expenditures on economic complexity. For this aim, Dumitrescu and Hurlin (2012) causality test was used. We used the data of 6 countries (Denmark, Finland, Austria, Italy, Sweden, England) among 15 European Union countries and the years from 2000 to 2015. In the study, 2 variables were preferred as the human capital indicator. Considering the secondary school enrollment rate to represent human capital, a bidirectional causality relationship was found between economic complexity and human capital. When the he ratio of highly educated labor force was applied to represent human capital, one-way causality from educated labor force to economic complexity was determined. Similarly, two variables were used to analyze the effect of government expenditures on economic complexity. The first one is the sum of government education and health expenditures. The second variable is total government expenditure. Results of the analysis showed that there is a one-way causality running from government expenditure to economic complexity for both variables. As a conclusion, it is seen that knowledge and education are important in exporting complex products. In addition, it can also be stated that authorities can contribute to economic complexity by increasing public expenditures. In sum, policies implemented in order to encourage human capital and increase public expenditures may positively affect the production and export of technology and knowledge-intensive products.

Tüketici Güven Endeksi, Politika Faizi ve Bist100 Endeksi Arasında Fourier Nedensellik İlişkisi: Türkiye Örneği

Author(s): İbrahim Sezer Belliler,Ahmet Demiralp / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

In this study, the short-term causality relationship between consumer confidence index, policy rate and BIST100 index was investigated in Turkey. Using monthly data between 2011:01-2023:01, Enders and Jones (2016) Fourier Granger Causality analysis and Nazlıoğlu et al. (2016) Fourier was analyzed using Toda-Yamamoto Causality analysis. As a prerequisite for the Fourier Granger causality analysis, the stationarity of the variables was examined with the ADF unit root test. As a result of the analysis, a one-way short-term causality relationship was found from consumer confidence index to policy rate and from BIST100 to consumer confidence index.

Korku Endeksi (VIX) ile BİST 100 ve BİST 30 Endeksleri Arasındaki Volatilite Etkileşiminin CCC- GARCH Modeli ile Tahmini

Author(s): Yunus Baydaş / Language(s): Turkish Publication Year: 0

The aim of this study is to predict the volatility interaction between the Fear index (VIX) and BIST 100 and BIST 30 with the CCC-GARCH Model. In this direction, the daily closing data for the period 02.01.2015-17.01.2023 was used as the data set. According to the results obtained, it has been determined that there is no volatility interaction from BIST 100 index to VIX, but there is volatility interaction from VIX to BIST 100 index. It has been determined that there is a one-way volatility interaction from VIX to BIST 100 index. It has been determined that there is no volatility transfer between VIX and BIST 30 index.

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EUROPEAN FUNDS IN ROMANIA. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE LAST TWO PROGRAMMING PERIODS: 2007-2013 AND 2014-2020

Author(s): DIANA-ELENA ABALAȘEI,Liviu-George Maha / Language(s): English Publication Year: 0

Starting with 2007, Romania has benefitted from the European funding system, covering the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 budgetary periods. Although it is among the EU Member States with the highest financial need for accelerating the economic and social development process, in the 2007-2013 programming period, Romania failed to maximize the impact of the European funds, having, practically, the lowest absorption rate among all the beneficiaries. Between the reasons that led to the achievement of this result, we can include some institutional and administrative factors that hindered both the access to European funds, as well as their effective use during the projects’ implementation period. Considering that the experience of the first budgetary cycle can be considered a relevant and useful lesson for creating the conditions for a more efficient use of the European funds in the 2014-2020 multi annual financial framework, the purpose of this paper is to emphasize the institutional measures and changes that took place in order to ensure a smooth process for attracting and effectively using these financial instruments during the current programming period. Thus, we compared the two programming periods from the institutional point of view, to determine what measures have been taken so far and whether they were successful, taking into account all the stages of this process, from the project preparation to implementation and reporting phases.