Topological ManifoldsMarzio De Corato

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A low pedal and suspended chords accompany the emergence of the forms, while a measured pulse, broken by regular rests, suggests the movement of the code. Rounded voices answer each other in the middle register, leaving room for reading and observation.

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0:00–1:00 · Opening: low pedal, sustained chords and first pulses.

1:00–2:05 · Expansion: middle-register answers and suspended intervals.

2:05–3:20 · Central region: a denser texture with rests in the rhythm.

3:20–4:30 · Return: thinning voices and a fade before optional repetition.

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Graph theory and cyber-attacks

Unaffected nodeCompromised node

When devices, services and identities are described through their relationships, system security can be studied as a structural problem in which both a vulnerability and the paths through which it could expose other resources matter.

From connections to attack paths

A graph G = (V, E) consists of vertices V and edges E. In an asset network, vertices may represent devices or services, while edges describe connections, dependencies or trust relationships. An attack graph instead represents conditions, actions or system states, depending on the model, to examine how several steps can combine into a compromise.

G = (V, E)

The analogy with an epidemic helps illustrate how a compromise can spread between nodes, provided that the conditions for each transition are considered. Credentials, permissions, vulnerabilities and configurations determine which paths are feasible; a connection alone describes a possibility of communication.

How this supports defence

Path analysis helps identify the resources reachable from an initial position and the connections that form critical passages. Comparing the graph before and after a change shows how network segmentation, reduced privileges or a vulnerability fix can interrupt particular sequences. A node’s importance depends on its role and context, so its number of connections gives only a partial account of risk.

Reading this figure

Red nodes marked with a cross represent compromised systems in the scenario; green nodes remain unaffected, while pale pulses follow the propagation paths. The map provides a conventional geographical layout for an illustrative network whose links and timing are constructed to clarify the phenomenon. It does not show observed attacks or estimate compromise probabilities.

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Scientific formulas

Relations, assumptions and study references. These are not empirical results from the author’s research.

Research · Teaching · Exploration

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