Securing access to data in location-based services and mobile applications requires the
definition of spatially aware access-control systems. Even if some approaches have already …

The technologies of mobile communications and ubiquitous computing are p-vading our
society. Wireless networks are becoming the nerves of our territory, especially in the urban …

Geospatial data play a key role in a wide spectrum of critical data management applications,
such as disaster and emergency management, environmental monitoring, land and city …

As organizations depend on, possibly distributed, information systems for operational,
decisional and strategic activities, they are vulnerable to security breaches leading to data …

A Geo-Social Computing System (GSCS) allows users to declare their current locations, and
uses these declared locations to make authorization decisions. Recent years have seen the …

With the development of the network technologies and GIS, spatial data security is becoming
more and more important because of the increasing spatial data sharing and interoperation …

The European directive 2002/58/EC requires providers of public communication networks
and electronic communication services to adopt techniques to ensure data security and …

Data security in a mobile context is a critical issue. Over the last few years a new category of
location-based services, the Enterprise LBS (ELBS), has emerged focusing on the demands …

In mobile organizations such as enterprises operating on field, healthcare organizations and
military and civilian coalitions, individuals, because of the role they have, may need to …

The problem of access control in databases consists of determining when (and if) users or
applications can access stored data, and what kind of access they are allowed. This paper …