1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
GAMING THE SYSTEM: USING DIGITAL TRAINING GAMES TO ENHANCE DECISION-MAKING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
Computer games provide digital training tools; however, their effectiveness requires well-defined learning objectives and realistic scenario development. This thesis addresses how digital training tool Threat Identification ...
INCORPORATING PERISHABILITY AND OBSOLESCENCE INTO CYBERWEAPON SCHEDULING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
As cyberspace operations become further integrated into operational planning for nation-states, planners must understand the implications of perishability and obsolescence when deciding how to use cyberweapons. Obsolescence ...
EFFECTS OF DEFEND FORWARD ON SECURITY, STABILITY, AND U.S. INTERESTS IN THE CYBERSPACE DOMAIN
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
The defend forward cyber defense strategy is predicated on the notion of persistent engagement with adversaries in gray and red network space, to cause friction for adversaries before they can carry out malicious activity ...
DYNAMIC DATA EXFILTRATION OVER COMMON PROTOCOLS VIA SOCKET LAYER PROTOCOL CUSTOMIZATION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
Obfuscated data exfiltration perpetrated by malicious actors presents a significant threat to organizations looking to protect sensitive data. Socket layer protocol customization presents the potential to enhance obfuscated ...
UXS AUTHENTICATION AND KEY EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIDOMAIN OPERATION AND JOINT INTEROPERABILITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
Within the Joint All Domain Command and Control (C2) sensor network and the Navy’s Project Overmatch, unmanned systems (UxS) are a shared capability that extends reach and capacity of the military force to enhance tactics ...
TESTING DECEPTION WITH A COMMERCIAL TOOL SIMULATING CYBERSPACE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
Deception methods have been applied to the traditional domains of war (air, land, sea, and space). In the newest domain of cyber, deception can be studied to see how it can be best used. Cyberspace operations are an essential ...
LEVERAGING OPENAIRINTERFACE AND SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO TO ESTABLISH A LOW-COST 5G NON-STANDALONE ARCHITECTURE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Commercial cellular service providers are at the forefront of the paradigm shift from 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) to 5G New Radio (NR). The increase in throughput, provisioning of ultra-low latency, and greater reliability ...
PREDICTING THE UNKNOWN: MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR VIDEO FINGERPRINTING ATTACKS OVER TOR
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
In recent years, anonymization services such as Tor have become a popular resource for terrorist organizations and violent extremist groups. These adversaries use Tor to access the Dark Web to distribute video media as a ...
A DEVSECOPS APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING CONTAINERIZED CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE ON SUBMARINES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
There are unique challenges for using secure cloud services in disconnected resource-constrained environments and with controlled data. To address those challenges, this thesis introduces a tactical-edge platform-as-a-service ...
AUTOMATED CYBER OPERATIONS MISSION DATA REPLAY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-09)
The Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) has been developed as the joint force solution to provide a single training environment for cyberspace operations. PCTE offers a closed network for Joint Cyberspace Operations ...