1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
Time sensitivity in cyberweapon reusability
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-12)
A cyberweapon is weaponized software code that exploits flaws in software. It is only effective if the flaw still exists at the time of weapon deployment. Because of this, there is only a small window of time in which a ...
Deterring cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-12)
Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure are not merely theoretical. Nations and private enterprises have come to understand that critical infrastructure can be attacked via cyberspace with serious repercussions. ...
Deception using an SSH honeypot
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-09)
The number of devices vulnerable to unauthorized cyber access has been increasing at an alarming rate. A honeypot can deceive attackers trying to gain unauthorized access to a system; studying their interactions with ...
Testing the forensic interestingness of image files based on size and type
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-09)
In this thesis, we investigate the relationship between the size and type of a file and its forensic usefulness. We investigate GIF, MP3, MP4, PNG, and JPEG files found in a large collection called the Real Drive Corpus, ...
Developing simulated cyber attack scenarios against virtualized adversary networks
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
Cyberspace is now recognized as a critical center of gravity for modern military forces. The ability to maintain operational networks, while degrading the enemy's network capability, is a key consideration for military ...
Identification of low-latency obfuscated traffic using multi-attribute analysis
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
There is no process or system capable of detecting obfuscated network traffic on Department of Defense (DOD) networks, and the quantity of obfuscated traffic on DOD networks is unknown. The presence of this traffic on a ...
High-frequency mapping of the IPv6 Internet using Yarrp
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
Both the number of hosts using Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), and the volume of IPv6 traffic, has increased exponentially since 2012.With this adoption, the IPv6 routed infrastructure becomes an increasingly important ...
Blind data attack on BGP routers
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
Transport Communication Protocol (TCP) implementations may not properly implement blind attack protection, leaving long-standing connections, such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) sessions, vulnerable to exploitation. This ...
Key terrain: application to the layers of cyberspace
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
The concept of key terrain is a common fixture in military strategy and tactics. The emergence of cyberspace, with characteristics unseen in any warfighting domain, challenge the concept's value. This work is a conceptual ...