Resilient Diffusive Clouds

Abstract

The primary goal of this research project was to explore an alternative to conventional operating systems based on diffusive management of diversified virtual machines. The concepts lead to a view of cloud computing in which vulnerabilities are different at every host, attackers cannot perform reliable surveillance and attacks are unable to persist on the timescale of military missions. These concepts stand in stark contrast to today's systems where vulnerabilities are amplified by being present at every host in the cloud, systems are static allowing long-term surveillance, and operating systems are pre-determined and static allowing kernel implants to persist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1027879

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  • Stephen Taylor

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Central Processing Units
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Device Drivers
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Surveillance
  • Virtual Machines

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