1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
Fuzz testing of industrial network protocols in programmable logic controllers
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-12)
Daily operations of U.S. Navy afloat and ashore systems are heavily reliant on industrial control systems (ICSs) to manage critical infrastructure services. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are vital components in ...
DISCOVERING CYBER INDICATORS OF COMPROMISE ON WINDOWS OS 10 CLIENTS USING POWERSHELL AND THE .NET FRAMEWORK
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-09)
This report describes research that was conducted for the purpose of advancing cyber incident response capability at the U.S. DoD-defined Tier 3 level. As both authors (at time of writing) serve in cyber support roles ...
CONSTRUCTING SOCIAL NETWORKS AND CLASSIFYING EMAIL ADDRESSES FROM RAW FORENSIC IMAGES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-06)
The ability to find email addresses on digital storage media and deduce the relationships between them is critical for the success of many law enforcement and intelligence collection activities. Currently, building these ...
ZERO DAYS, ONE OBLIGATION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-06)
This thesis set out to apply the moral principle of utilitarianism to the policy problem associated with zero-day vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be understood as errors in coding that are potentially exploitable ...
SIEM-ENABLED CYBER EVENT CORRELATION (WHAT AND HOW)
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-06)
This capstone evaluates the capabilities and potential usefulness of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system in the detection of malicious network activities. The emphasis of this project was to select ...
ENABLING COLLABORATION AND VISUALIZATION OF COMPLEX OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER NETWORKS WITH AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-03)
Operational Technology (OT) networks are critical to mission operations on many naval platforms, yet it is often difficult to effectively communicate their status and engage in efficient decision-making at all levels of ...
A HONEYPOT FOR SPIES: UNDERSTANDING INTERNET-BASED DATA THEFT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-03)
Creating ruses and planting false documents to deceive our adversaries is a tactic that has been used for a long time. Honeypots allow us to easily plant false data on information systems while we monitor what attackers ...
Establishing resilient mobile ad hoc networks in a command and control denied or degraded environment via an aerial layer network
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-03)
The U.S. Navy competes for resources in an economically constrained environment. With heavy financial obligations, it must look for alternative approaches to communicate that can continue to enable its forces to carry out ...