1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS: PROTOCOL DIALECTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-12)
Software-defined networks (SDNs) are attractive to businesses and the military because they enable centralized and policy-based control at per flow level. However, current SDN standards by the Open Networking Foundation ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR DETECTION AND RESPONSE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSOR ANOMALIES IN NETWORKED SHIP DEFENSE SYSTEMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-12)
This work addresses the need to secure and defend Navy data from communications and sensor channels that are crucial to weapon and combat systems such as the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC). It suggests a solution ...
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT DECISION MATRIX FOR TACTICAL OPERATORS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06)
The Department of Defense (DoD) does not have a defined cybersecurity operational risk management process for unmanned aerial systems (UASs). The DoD acknowledged this discrepancy and suspended all commercial-off-the-shelf ...
CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) AT THE STRATEGIC LEVEL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06)
In the last decade, the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into military operations has grown substantially. UAS have significantly contributed to U.S. military tactical, operational and strategic operations. ...
DO INNOVATIVE THINKERS POSE AN INCREASED INSIDER THREAT?: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06)
The malicious insider threat is one of the most nefarious of potential cyber security breaches. There have been egregious insider data thefts in the last 10 years within the government. The Unintentional Insider Threat ...
FINGERPRINTING IPV4 AND IPV6 ROUTERS USING ICMP
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-06)
This project reassesses and expands on a simple fingerprinting method for Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) routers, and extends that methodology to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) routers. The initial methodology, ...