| Security Verification of Secure MANET Routing Protocols |
22 Mar 2012 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew F Steele; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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 | Secure mobile ad hoc network (MANET) routing protocols are not tested thoroughly against their security properties. Previous research focuses on verifying secure, reactive, accumulation-based routing protocols. An improved methodology and framework for secure MANET routing protocol verification is proposed which includes table-based and proactive protocols. The model checker, SPIN, is selected as the core of the secure MANET verification framework. Security is defined by both accuracy and availability: a protocol ... |
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| Evaluation of Traditional Security Solutions in the SCADA Environment |
Mar 2012 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
Robert D Larkin; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems control and monitor the electric power grid, water treatment facilities, oil and gas pipelines, railways, and other Critical Infrastructure (CI). In recent years, organizations that own and operate these systems have increasingly interconnected them with their enterprise network to take advantage of cost savings and operational benefits. This trend, however, has introduced myriad vulnerabilities associated with the networking environment. As a result, the ... |
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| External Verification of SCADA System Embedded Controller Firmware |
Mar 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Lucille R McMinn; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Critical infrastructures such as oil and gas pipelines, the electric power grid, and railways, rely on the proper operation of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Current SCADA systems, however, do not have sufficient tailored electronic security solutions. Solutions available are developed primarily for information technology (IT) systems. Indeed, the toolkit for SCADA incident prevention and response is unavailing as the operating parameters associated with SCADA systems are different ... |
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| A Spatial Risk Analysis of Oil Refineries within the United States |
Mar 2012 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Zachary L Schiff; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| A risk analysis methodology is necessary to manage the potential effects of oil refinery outages to the increasingly connected, interdependent critical infrastructure of the United States. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the lack of a critical infrastructure risk mitigation strategy was identified as an area for improvement. In both the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, cascading failures occurred due to the interdependencies among infrastructures and their spatial relationships. Furthermore, ... |
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| An FPGA Noise Resistant Digital Temperature Sensor with Auto Calibration |
Mar 2012 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Brandon A Brown; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| In recent years, thermal sensing in digital devices has become increasingly important. From a security perspective, new thermal-based attacks have revealed vulnerabilities in digital devices. Traditional temperature sensors using analog-to-digital converters consume significant power and are not conducive to rapid development. As a result, there has been an escalating demand for low cost, low power digital temperature sensors that can be seamlessly integrated onto digital devices. This research seeks to ... |
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| Formal Models of Composable Security Architectures |
Feb 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Dilia E Rodriguez; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| Much of the research and practice in security is concerned with particular enforcement mechanisms, and implementation or code-level vulnerabilities. This research takes an information-flow approach, which is implementation-independent, and applies it to the specification and analysis of security properties of component-based architectures. The goal was to develop rigorous but lightweight formal support for the development of secure systems. The developed formal models and inference systems are rigorous because their underlying ... |
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| Visualization and Analysis of Arena Data, Wound Ballistics Data, and Vulnerability/Lethality (V/L) Data |
Feb 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn E Romanczuk; John M Steen; David J Bissell; Joseph D McSweeney; ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| This report discusses the development of tools to visualize arena data from tests that were set up to characterize munitions. The test data were collected in flash panels and bundles that only capture a small amount of data. The visualization tools allowed the analyst to recreate the test from the raw data and display key elements. Wound ballistics data were visualized and displayed in various Three-Dimensional (3-D) environments. Several innovative ... |
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| DoD Information Technology Modernization: A Recommended Approach to Data Center Consolidation and Cloud Computing |
19 Jan 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
David Langstaff; Bonnie Cohen; Patrick Gross; Atul Vashistha; Kevin Walker; DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| How should the Department of Defense (DoD) apply best business practices to Information Technology (IT) modernization, Data Center Consolidation (DCC), and the efficient, effective, and secure implementation of Cloud computing to support DoD business approaches and its warfighting mission? |
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| Interoperation of the Wireless Emulation Laboratory (WEL) and the System-of-Systems Survivability Simulation (S4): 2011 Year-End Status of the Director's Strategic Initiative and Results |
Jan 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A Smith; Brian Rivera; Rommie L Hardy; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM
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| The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is pursuing an end-to-end, seamless network-centric enterprise communications infrastructure. Evaluating this network is essential to guiding requirements, design, and procurement activities. However, the DoD currently lacks the capability to analyze the complex networked interactions between Soldiers and equipment. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has made significant investments developing a variety of modeling and analysis capabilities to analyze the impact of technology solutions on ... |
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| Coupling Issues Associated with Electro-Magnetic Vulnerability (EMV) Testing of Vehicles Over Ground |
Jan 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
T H Shumpert; M L Waller; S H Wong; R W Scharstein; REDSTONE TEST CENTER REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| Electromagnetic Vulnerability (EMV) testing of ground vehicles and helicopters is (by necessity) performed in the immediate presence of ground surfaces (natural earth, asphalt, concrete, ship decks, and other finitely conducting grounds). The impact of the nature of these grounds on the EM coupling to the various vehicles being tested is the focus of this work. As one approach to addressing these issues quantitatively, personnel at Redstone Test Center Electromagnetic Environmental ... |
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| Hull, Mechanical & Electrical (HM &E) Roadmap: Revolutionizing Naval Warfare and Achieving Energy Security |
Jan 2012 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas W Martin; Weston L Gray; Jeffrey M Voth; NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States Navy faces the challenge of meeting increasing electrical power demands for advanced sensors and weapons while reducing vulnerability associated with a dependence on foreign sources of petroleum. As the technological sophistication of ballistic and anti-ship cruise missiles increases and their proliferation expands, the fielding of enhanced sensor and weapon system capabilities is required. |
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| Directed Energy Using High-Power Microwave Technology |
Jan 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Jacob Walker; Matthew McQuage; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN DIV VA
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| The Directed Energy Warfare Office (DEWO) and Directed Energy Division at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), merge past research and data with continuous innovation in the field of high-power microwave(s) (HPM) to address the critical need for nonlethal, nonkinetic weapons. HPM weapons can be described as nonkinetic devices that radiate electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency (RF) or microwave spectrum. They are designed to disrupt, deny, degrade, ... |
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| Laser Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) Efforts |
Jan 2012 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Libeau; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN DIV VA
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| Mortars and rockets are common weapons confronting U.S. troops abroad. Insurgents fire the inexpensive projectiles into populated areas, intending to kill or injure service members and to inflict physical damage. While kinetic solutions like guns and missile interceptors are used to counter rockets and mortars, laser counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) systems present a promising solution to counter these challenging threats in the near future. Scientists and engineers at ... |
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| An Evaluation of the Intensity of Radical Islam in the Balkans and the Assessment of Its Level of Threat for European Security |
01 Dec 2011 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Gjorgji Veljovski; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the past two decades, Radical Islam rooted in Europe has become an obvious security threat. While Islam arrived in Western Europe with the wave of immigration from African and Asian Muslim countries in the 1970s and 1980s, Islam in the Balkans has existed for centuries. The purpose of this monograph is to evaluate the intensity of radical Islam in the Balkans compared with that in Western Europe by explaining ... |
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| Comparing the Efficacy of Airpower and Heavy Ground Power |
01 Dec 2011 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew C Caggiano; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| America's current financial strains necessitate an investigation into the effectiveness and efficiency of our fighting forces. This monograph explores the history of technology, theory, and doctrine in heavy ground combat power and air power to determine whether one force component is more efficient and effective than the other. The author first constructs a model to compare and contrast the characteristics, functions, roles, and missions associated with each force component. Next, ... |
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| Operational Risk and the American Way of Warfare |
01 Dec 2011 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Jon W Meredith; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph examines operational risk in the United States Army and the tendency of the Army to subordinate risk because of an institutional focus on aggression, offensive action to seize the initiative, and a reliance on firepower. The tendencies of the American way of warfare compel operational risk acceptance without properly integrating risk into operational planning. U.S. doctrine references risk in many locations, but it never really defines it in ... |
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| Ensuring Resiliency of the Milk and Dairy Industry in California |
Dec 2011 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Robert G Alexander; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| We model the milk and dairy industry in California focusing on the production, processing, and distribution of bulk milk at the county level. We analyze the sensitivity and resiliency of this industry if it were faced with a worst-case disruption that resulted in a massive shortage of milk supply throughout California. The major highways in California are used to connect all of its counties and illustrate how the bulk milk ... |
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| Cloud Offload in Hostile Environments |
Dec 2011 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Kiryong Ha; Grace Lewis; Soumya Simanta; Mahadev Satyanarayanan; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Selective offloading of resource-intensive execution from a mobile device to the cloud can extend battery life and broaden the range of supported applications. Unfortunately, the success of this approach is critically dependent on a reliable end-to-end network. This dependence is a serious vulnerability in hostile environments especially those involving wireless components in their long-haul network segments. We describe an architectural approach to reducing this vulnerability. Using a hierarchical cloud structure, ... |
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| Exploiting Weaknesses: An Approach to Counter Cartel Strategy |
Dec 2011 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Enrique J Reyna; Dennis J Castellanos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| This thesis, Exploiting Weaknesses: An Approach to Counter Cartel Strategy, provides an in-depth case study analysis of the Los Zetas transnational criminal network to gain an understanding of its weaknesses and vulnerabilities. First, the thesis utilizes social movement theory to illuminate the structural and other key essential factors that make Los Zetas vulnerable to disruption. Then the thesis identifies Los Zetas' means of financial support to expose its insidious methods. ... |
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| Ullage Tank Fuel-Air Mixture Characterisation |
Dec 2011 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Conrad Skibinski; David Armitt; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) WEAPONS SYSTEMS DIV
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| This technical note discusses method development for the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) vapour characterisation of Jet A-1 fuel. The vapour characterisation was conducted in the ullage; the void volume above the liquid fuel. A key objective was to determine the relative headspace concentrations, of different compounds at various equilibrium temperatures. This study was conducted to further understand the mechanisms of flame propagation in fuel tank vulnerability tests under experimental conditions ... |
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| High Assurance Systems |
07 Nov 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Kathleen Fisher; DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ARLINGTON VA INFORMATION INNOVATION OFFICE
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| An Analytical Framework for Cyber Security |
Nov 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Dan Kaufman; DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY ARLINGTON VA INFORMATION INNOVATION OFFICE
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| The goal is to demonstrate asymmetric ease of exploitation of DoD computer versus efforts to defend. The result is multiple remote compromises of fully security compliant and patched HBSS computer within days. |
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| Department of Defense Cyberspace Policy Report: A Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, Section 934 |
Nov 2011 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| This report is submitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 934 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011. Cyberspace is a critical enabler to Department of Defense (DoD) military, intelligence, business and, potentially, civil support operations. While the development and integration of cyber technologies have created many high leverage opportunities for DoD, our increasing reliance upon cyberspace also creates vulnerabilities for both DoD ... |
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| Impacts of Severe Space Weather on the Electric Grid |
Nov 2011 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA JASON PROGRAM OFFICE
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| Tasked by the Department of Homeland Security, the 2011 JASON Summer Study focused on the impact of space weather on the electric grid, seeking to understand 1) the current status of solar observations, warnings, and predictions, 2) the plausibility of Mr. Kappenman's worst-case scenario, 3) how previous solar storms have affected some power grids, and 4) what can be done at reasonable cost to protect our grid. This report builds ... |
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| Unlocking the Power of Remittances in Mexico: Keys to a Government Strategy for Poverty Reduction |
28 Oct 2011 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Tania M Chacho; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The high poverty rate in Mexico depresses the development of human capital and creates a population vulnerable to organized crime and cartels. Remittances, Mexico's second largest source of foreign income, offer opportunities to the low-income families that receive this money. The government of Mexico has enacted a Tres por Uno program in an attempt to magnify the impact of these remittances on local communities, but this plan has proven largely ... |
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| Collaborative Learning for Security and Repair in Application Communities |
Oct 2011 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Ernst; Martin Rinard; Jeff Perkins; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| We investigated techniques that enable a system to learn where it is vulnerable to an attack or programming error, then automatically generate and evaluate ways that it can thwart the attack or recover from the error to continue to execute successfully. The approach is designed to work for systems, such as existing standard information technology installations, that have large monocultures of identical applications. By sharing information about attacks, errors, and ... |
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| Assessing Vulnerability of Biometric Technologies for Identity Management Applications |
Oct 2011 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Drew Smeaton; Raj Nanavati; B Wong; D Waung; D Coleman; C Hart; A Unwala; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR SECURITY SCIENCE
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| To address the Community of Practice (CoP) objective of evaluating the utility of potential biometrics techniques that could be used to enhance the security of Information Technology (IT) systems, including Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)systems and e-Government services, the Study Team for PSTP-02-336BIOM developed a framework for addressing biometric vulnerabilities, researched case study examples of existing deployed biometric systems, and conducted a small-scale evaluation to compare the utility of ... |
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| SCI Survey to Determine Pressure Ulcer Vulnerability in the Outpatient Population |
Oct 2011 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa Gould; JAMES A HALEY VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION TAMPA FL (VETERANS AFFAIRS)
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| Our preliminary hypothesis is that there are factors, biological and psychosocial, that increase or reduce vulnerability to PrUs among spinal cord injured persons. In the first phase of the study a data extraction tool was created based on variables that are thought to impact on PrU development. A retrospective review of 120 randomly sampled charts was conducted using this data extraction tool. The data obtained from this review will be ... |
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| DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information |
23 Sep 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Asif A Khan; J C Martin; F A Dymond; Gayle Fischer; Greg Pugnetti; Darby Smith; Beatrice Alff; Steve Donahue; Keith McDaniel; Maxine Hattery; Hal Santarelli; Sandy Silzer; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The department is facing near and long-term internal fiscal pressures as it attempts to balance competing demands to support ongoing operations, rebuild readiness following extended military operations, and manage increasing personnel and health care costs as well as significant cost growth in its weapon systems programs. For more than a decade, DOD has dominated GAO s list of federal programs and operations at high risk of being vulnerable to fraud, ... |
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| Using Reputation Based Trust to Overcome Malfunctions and Malicious Failures in Electric Power Protection Systems |
SEP 2011 |
268 pages |
| Authors:
Jose E. Fadul; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This dissertation advocates the use of reputation-based trust in conjunction with a trust management framework based on network flow techniques to form a trust management toolkit (TMT) for the defense of future Smart Grid enabled electric power grid from both malicious and non-malicious malfunctions. Increases in energy demand have prompted the implementation of Smart Grid technologies within the power grid. Smart Grid technologies enable Internet based communication capabilities within the ... |
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| Robust Functionality and Active Data Management for Cooperative Networks in the Presence of WMD Stressors |
Sep 2011 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Majeed Hayat; Patrick G Bridges; Yasamin Mostofi; Patricia Crowley; NEW MEXICO UNIV REGENTS ALBUQUERQUE
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| In this project , we have begun the development of a rigorous probabilistic framework enabling new understanding and control of distributed networks vulnerabilities to WMD-induced failures. We have developed a general stochastic queuing model and performed basic analysis to characterize the statistics of the task completion time treated as a random variable. Using the developed framework, we have established a theoretical/computational optimization tool that maximizes a network's robustness to node/link ... |
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| A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen |
Sep 2011 |
178 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel Koehler-Derrick; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Events in Yemen are moving at a rapid pace. Economic, environmental, and political crises that have long limited Yemen's attempts at developing a strong centralized state now threaten to overwhelm the country. Protest movements similar to those that pushed out autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt have plunged Yemen into deeper instability, and multiple competing factions are currently fighting for control of the government. Reports of rising Islamist militancy and ... |
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| Using Voice Over Internet Protocol to Create True End-to-End Security |
Sep 2011 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Philip J Starcovic; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In 2010, there were approximately 260,000 classified messages released to the general public via the website Wikileaks. The classified information was gathered by a trusted military member who had the right level of clearance to view the documents in question, but did not have a need-to-know. This easily illustrates the flaw in trusted enclaves and computing bases that secure the data lower than Layer 7 of the OSI Reference Model. ... |
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| Assessing Vulnerabilities in Interdependent Infrastructures Using Attacker-Defender Models |
Sep 2011 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Cory A Dixon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Our economic and social welfare depend on certain critical infrastructures and key resources. Protecting these infrastructures is a challenge because they are complex, and as systems they are difficult to understand, predict and control. In addition, they do not operate in isolation, but are interdependent with other infrastructures. This presents a challenge for their modeling and analysis. Due to the complexity of modeling the operation of just a single infrastructure, ... |
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| A Software Assurance Framework for Mitigating the Risks of Malicious Software in Embedded Systems Used in Aircraft |
Sep 2011 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Robert C Ginn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Malicious software represents a significant and growing threat to Department of Defense systems. Threats to airborne systems in particular can be characterized not by system vulnerability to Internet based exploits but rather by the risk posed by malicious code already present in the system's software. Although there are software techniques to detect and prevent certain types of attacks, a Systems Engineer has access to system level information and system design ... |
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| Highway Security: Filling the Void |
Sep 2011 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy S Russillo; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| As a society dependent upon our highways, protecting them from the destructive tactics of terrorists is critical. If successfully attacked and destroyed, these critical highway infrastructures could isolate a community, severely hamper the transportation of vital goods and services, and potentially kill motorists along the structure when the attack occurs. An explosive device detonated in heavy traffic during rush hour could cause deaths, significant injuries, and create a psychological impact ... |
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| The Vulnerability of Social Networking Media and the Insider Threat: New Eyes for Bad Guys |
Sep 2011 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
John J Lenkart; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Social networking media introduces a new set of vulnerabilities to protecting an organization's sensitive information. Competitors and foreign adversaries are actively targeting U.S. industry to acquire trade secrets to undercut U.S. business in the marketplace. Of primary concern in this endeavor is an insider's betrayal of an organization, witting or unwitting, by providing sensitive information to a hostile outsider that negatively impacts an organization. A common existing technique to enable ... |
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| A Concept for Continuous Monitoring that Reduces Redundancy in Information Assurance Processes |
Sep 2011 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Sophia Kostopoulos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the structure of a few of the Information Assurance (IA) processes currently being used in the United States Government. The general structure of these processes is uncovered and used to create a Continuous Monitoring Process that can be used to create a tool to incorporate any process of similar structure. A proof-of-concept application is drafted to demonstrate the main aspects of the proposed tool. The possibilities and ... |
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| Asset Allocation to Cover a Region of Piracy |
Sep 2011 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Marc West; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the waters around Somalia has increased in recent years, with international naval assets allocated to patrol at-risk areas. This paper compares measures of area coverage in situations where there is a uniform piracy risk and where some areas are more vulnerable than others. Simulated annealing was used to allocate the patrolling naval assets. The novel problem of positioning a coalition of ships whilst ... |
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| The STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium |
Sep 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Randy Strong; Alan Frazer; David Morilak; TEXAS UNIV AT SAN ANTONIO HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
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| The hypothesis addressed by this project is that early life exposure to stress or glucocorticoids produces a distinct neurochemical and behavioral phenotype characterized by life-long vulnerability to stressors that trigger PTSD. During the past year, we completed studies on our prenatal stress model (PNS). We found that PNS creates a sensitization to conditioned fear in the adult offspring, and a resistance to the extinction of conditioned fear, but only after ... |
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| Advanced MRI in Acute Military TBI |
Sep 2011 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
David Brody; WASHINGTON UNIV ST LOUIS MO
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| The objective of this project is to test two advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) methods, Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and resting-state Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), in military Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients acutely after injury, and to correlate the findings with TBI-related clinical outcomes 6-12 months later. An additional objective is to test the interaction of candidate genetic vulnerability factors with patterns of injury. These combined methods may add ... |
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| High Frontier: The Journal for Space and Missile Professionals. Volume 7, Number 4, August 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
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| Authors:
AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO
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 | This issue of High Frontier Journal, our final edition, appropriately focuses on the Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization and its impact 10 years later. Commonly known as the Space Commission, this landmark study helped shape today's national security space enterprise. |
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| Twitter Malware Collection System: An Automated URL Extraction and Examination Platform |
Aug 2011 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin B Kuhar; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| As the world becomes more interconnected through various technological services and methods, the threat of malware is increasingly looming overhead. One avenue in particular that is examined in this research is the social networking service Twitter. This research develops the Twitter Malware Collection System (TMCS). This system gathers Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) posted on Twitter and scans them to determine if any are hosting malware. This scanning process is performed ... |
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| Target Modeling for Ground Mobile Branch (GMB) |
Aug 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Schulz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE
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| This report documents my efforts and the insights I have gained while serving as a target modeler for the Ground Mobile Branch (GMB) of the Survivability Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD). In support of the Branch's role of providing modeling and simulation support through the ballistic analysis of current and future vehicular systems, my primary task was to gain knowledge and insight into the analysis process through understanding the role SLAD ... |
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| Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace |
JUL 2011 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| Cyberspace is a defining feature of modern life. Individuals and communities worldwide connect, socialize, and organize themselves in and through cyberspace. From 2000 to 2010, global Internet usage increased from 360 million to over 2 billion people. As Internet usage continues to expand, cyberspace will become increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life across the globe. U.S. and international businesses trade goods and services in cyberspace, moving assets across ... |
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| Standards-Based Automated Remediation: A Remediation Manager Reference Implementation |
Jul 2011 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Sagar Chaki; Rita Creel; Jeff Davenport; Mike Kinney; Benjamin McCormick; Mary Popeck; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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| This report describes the Software Engineering Institute's work in calendar year 2010 for the National Security Agency Computer Network Defense Research and Technology Program Management Office to develop standards for remediation of vulnerabilities and compliance issues on Department of Defense (DoD) networked systems. The overall goals are to assist in the development of remediation standards, demonstrate the functionality DoD would like in a remediation manager, and increase efficiency and effectiveness ... |
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| An Approach to Analyze Personnel Injury of Reflective Spall from Small-Arms Protective Body Armor |
Jul 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Rebecca VanAmburg; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE
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| Fragmenting debris from ballistic impacts defeated by the protective plates in body armor, also known as reflective spall, has the potential to injure personnel wearing the protective plate. This has not been evaluated in the past due to difficulties in data collection as well as a lack of information on whether or not there is a legitimate risk of injury. Our objective was to develop a test procedure and analysis ... |
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| Fragment Analysis Process for the Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat Program |
Jul 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Karen Pizzolato; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Fragments from the threat and surrounding environment often become embedded in Service Members during an event intheater. Analyzing these fragments is crucial to the characterization and identification of threats. Fragment analysis is one part of the Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention of Injury in Combat (JTAPIC) Program. JTAPIC is a partnership program that was established at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command. JTAPIC fragments are removed during autopsy ... |
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| An Empirical Study of a Vulnerability Metric Aggregation Method |
Jul 2011 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Su Zhang; Xinming Ou; Anoop Singhal; John Homer; KANSAS STATE UNIV MANHATTAN
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| Quantifying security risk is an important and yet difficult task in enterprise network risk management, critical for proactive mission assurance. Even though metrics exist for individual vulnerabilities, there is currently no standard way of aggregating such metrics. We developed a quantitative model that can be used to aggregate vulnerability metrics in an enterprise network, with a sound computation model. Our model produces quantitative metrics that measure the likelihood that breaches ... |
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| Aiming Airsea Battle: An Operational Concept To Counter China's Maritime Area Denial Capabilities |
18 JUN 2011 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel R. McAuliffe; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| The development in recent years of Anti-Access/Area Denial strategies and capabilities by countries such as China specifically seeks to exploit current vulnerabilities of the U.S. military, and threatens the continued ability of the United States to project power worldwide in defense of allies and U.S. interests. An upward trend in the quality, quantity, and innovation of China's weapons systems is granting China the ability to conduct effective area denial in ... |
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