An Event-Trace Language for Software Decoys

Abstract

Cyberspace is becoming the battlespace of the future, and military practices, like deception, seem to be suitable for defending information systems from attacks, In this thesis, we explore the concept of intelligent software decoys, which employ a form of software-based military deception. We developed a prototype of a high-level language for specifying intelligent software decoys. Our approach involves two stages. The specification language is intended to be part of a high-level user interface, making the implementation details of software decoys transparent to the information warrior. We provide a case study in which we demonstrate the utility of our specification language for specifying software decoys to counter a real-word attack program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407016

Entities

People

  • Georgios Fragkos

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Deception
  • Detection
  • Graphical User Interface
  • High Level Languages
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Language
  • Operating Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber