Software Forensic Archaeology for Cyber Attribution

Abstract

The major objective of this project was to enable attribution of cyber-attacks to state or non-state actors using malware artifacts, derived in part from the software development life cycle (SDLC), and analyzed using social network analysis (SNA) and relational algebra (RA) techniques. Successful attribution of cyber-attacks especially attribution with respect to nation-state actors would likely enable more options to achieve operational goals, such as better responses to these attacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2021
Accession Number
AD1158189

Entities

People

  • Kathleen Carley
  • Matthew Elder
  • Tony Johnson
  • William La Cholter

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artifacts
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cycles
  • Life Cycles
  • Social Networks
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace