A Tool for Compliance and Depth of Defense Metrics

Abstract

This project developed a software tool NP-View that analyzes the configuration files of firewalls and routers to determine the connectivity that is permitted, and identify connections that violate global policy. It uses the discovered connectivity as a basis for computing metrics that address the degree to which the network is resilient to stepping-stone attacks. Features of the tool were strongly influenced by the results of pilot studies we performed with potential users.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA604169

Entities

People

  • David M. Nicol

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computations
  • Computer Access Control
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electronic Security
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Pilot Studies
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Topology
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.