Theses and Dissertations
Reactive aggregate model protecting against real-time threats
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-09)
Current network protection technologies often require code recompilation to integrate new technologies, can be prone to denial of service attacks, may require invasive software applications to provide an automated response, ...
Study of adversarial and defensive components in an experimental machinery control systems laboratory environment
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-09)
Industrial control systems (ICS) are a major part of the nation’s critical infrastructure. ICS are heavily relied upon within the Department of Defense, including the U.S. Navy. Securing these systems is vital to our ...
Identification and triage of compromised virtual machines
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-09)
The increasing volume and sophistication of cyber-attacks, the adoption of virtualization technology, and the slow incorporation of new software on Navy networks has created a unique situation. The status quo has left those ...
Extending tactical fleet communications through VoIP
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-09)
TheNavy's Fleet is in need of tactical voice communication systems that are highly reliable, protected from cyber threats, and able to operate in a denied or degraded environment. Many of theNavy's current systems rely on ...
IPv6 network infrastructure and stability inference
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-09)
IPv6 deployment is increasing as IPv4 address allocations near exhaustion. Many large organizations, including the Department of Defense (DOD), have mandated the transition to IPv6. With the transition to IPv6, new techniques ...
Development of a tailored methodology and forensic toolkit for industrial control systems incident response
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-06)
This thesis presents a methodology for incident response to identify anomalies and malicious adversary persistence within the networks responsible for the reliable operation of modern society’s critical infrastructure. The ...
Cyber security vulnerabilities during long term evolution power-saving discontinuous reception protocol
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-06)
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a wireless access communications network that consists of base stations called eNodeBs (eNBs), which allow connectivity between the mobile device or user equipment (UE) and the core network. ...
From FOB to NOC—a pathway to a cyber career for combat veterans
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-06)
Cybersecurity is a growing landscape, in terms of careers and conflict. Federal agencies and private companies are attempting to hire as many qualified cyber professionals as they can to meet the demand of securing this ...
Preventing point-of-sale system intrusions
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-06)
Several major United States retailers have suffered large-scale thefts of payment card information as the result of intrusions against point-of-sale systems (smart cash registers). Point-of-sale attacks present a growing ...
Attribution, delayed attribution and covert cyber-attack. Under what conditions should the United States publicly acknowledge responsibility for cyber operations?
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-03)
Self-attribution is a public declaration of responsibility for the conduct of an operation. It is distinguished from covert operations, where perpetrators provide no such acknowledgement and attempt to conceal their ...
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