An Analysis of Security Incidents on the Internet 1989-1995

Abstract

This research analyzed trends in Internet security through an investigation of 4,299 security- related incidents on the Internet reported to the CERT(R) Coordination Center (CERT(R)/CC) from 1989 to 1995. Prior to this research, our knowledge of security problems on the Internet was limited and primarily anecdotal. This information could not be effectively used to determine what government policies and programs should be, or to determine the effectiveness of current policies and programs. This research accomplished the following (1) development of a taxonomy for the classification of Internet attacks and incidents, (2) organization, classification, and analysis of incident records available at the CERT(R)/CC) and (3) development of recommendations to improve Internet security, and to gather and distribute information about Internet security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA389085

Entities

People

  • John D. Howard

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Internet
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Computing
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.