Advancing Scientific Study of Internet Security and Topological Stability (ASSISTS)

Abstract

This project has two purposes: (1) providing data that supports identification and monitoring of network events, interdependencies and vulnerabilities; and (2) a data analysis system that improves our ability to identify, monitor, and mitigate infrastructure vulnerabilities that threaten the reliability of the nation's communication capabilities. As a Data Provider, we provided data sets that targeted security, stability, and resilience of communications infrastructure. As a Decision Analytics-as-a-Service Provider, we undertook a system integration effort to prototype a platform that enables experts to analyze diverse sets of live and historic macroscopic Internet data. By providing both data-preprocessing tools as well as the infrastructure for data sharing and analysis, we lowered the barrier for organizations to provide and consume relevant and sometimes sensitive data, and created an extensible environment for testing collaborative analysis and fusion of diverse Internet data in the context of cyber-security analytics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 2021
Accession Number
AD1128571

Entities

People

  • Alberto Dainotti
  • Kimberly Claffy

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Big Data
  • California
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Internet
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Observatories
  • Operations Research
  • Routing Protocols
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber