Attacking Time

Abstract

Th e primary goal of this research project was to explore an alternative to conventional network defense based on attacking an adversary's timeliness . This involved devising methods and techniques to increase attacker workload and operate through attacks even if the attacks are never detected. The research has resulted in a new way to structure distributed systems based on a non - deterministic defense-in-depth. This defense combines a series of breakthrough technologies that collectively provide an insurmountable barrier to the tactical viability of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT's). The ideas have been incorporated into a clean-slate, proof-of-concept operating system--Bear--that operates on Dell workstations, ARM embedded processors, and large-scale multicore blade--servers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA624054

Entities

People

  • Stephen Taylor

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Persistent Threat
  • Air Force
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Servers (Computer Hardware)

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design