SDN Multiple Operating System Rotational Environment (SMORE)

Abstract

In a normal client/server application, the typical client is only concerned about the application itself, where the attacker's goal is to gain a foothold wherever they can. Since an application developer has a limited amount of control over the platform and operating systems their application runs on, these are natural attack vectors for "hackers" to target. Moving Target Defense - Based on changing services every n seconds. Service can be OS, application stack, network device, IP, firewall; Effective elimination of Zero Day Exploits. Allow vulnerable elements to be removed from danger while maintaining availability; Rotation environment allows uptime during normal outage events. Quarantining of exploited systems for forensic analysis with zero downtime. Patching, updating, and testing can be done offline with updated systems added post certification with zero downtime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1125199

Entities

People

  • Joshua Lyle

Organizations

  • Argonne National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Availability
  • Computer Communications
  • Contracts
  • Downtime
  • Elimination
  • Environment
  • Forensic Analysis
  • Internet
  • Moving Target Defense
  • Moving Targets
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Platforms
  • Rotation
  • Software Defined Networks
  • Targets
  • Uncertainty
  • Web Applications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Database Systems and Applications