A Secure Alert System

Abstract

The integrated mobile alert system (IMAS) is a mobile device messaging system that provides a means for people to stay connected and receive information in a modality that is constantly available to them. It was developed and built into a proof-of-concept (PoC) system at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) from commercial off the shelf (COTS) products. Like other systems, this system suffers from vulnerabilities because of bugs. These bugs come from (1) COTS products, (2) design of the system and (3) developed processes/applications. The study will review the design of IMAS, its processes and the COTS products. The focus of the study is to review these components and identify potential vulnerabilities. Furthermore, it will explain how these vulnerabilities may be exploited by probable threats. It will recommend solutions that can correct or prevent vulnerabilities. Lastly, the thesis will propose other measures that would make the system more secure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462371

Entities

People

  • Heng Hui Chew

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Electronic Mail
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Scripting Languages
  • Secure Communications
  • Text Messaging
  • Web Browsers

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