Initial Studies on Worm Propagation in Manets for Future Army Combat Systems

Abstract

This study presents an analysis of computer worm propagation in a Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET). According to the recent DARPA BAA - Defense Against Cyber Attacks on MANETS (DARPA, 2004), One of the most severe cyber threats is expected to be worms with arbitrary payload that can infect and saturate MANET-based networks on the order of seconds. Critical to the design of e ective worm counter measures in MANET environments is an understanding of the propagation mechanisms and their performance. MANET technologies are expected to play a key role in the Future Combat System (FCS). This work aims to advance the security of these critical systems through increasing knowledge of propagation mechanisms, performance and the e ect of future mitigation technologies. We present both analytic and simulation analysis of worm propagation. This study focuses on features of a tactical, battlefield MANET which are unique to this environment. The ultimate goal of these studies is to develop an accurate set of performance requirements on potential mitigation techniques of worm propagation for tactical, battlefield MANETS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431999

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Cole

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Battlefields
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Worms
  • Computers
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Environment
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Networks
  • Routing Protocols
  • Simulations
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development

Technology Areas

  • Cyber