A Layered Graphical Model for Cloud Forensic and Mission Impact Analysis

Published

February 1, 2019

Author(s)

Changwei Liu, Anoop Singhal, Duminda Wijesekera

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a layered graphical model to analyze the impact of cyber attacks on business processes and services. Our model has three layers: the upper layer models the business processes and their dependencies. The middle layer constructs attack scenarios using evidences in a log files. The lower layer reconstructs the missing attack steps using system calls. Based on the graph produced from the three layers our model computes a quantitative impact on the business processes using the NIST vulnerability scoring system. A case study shows the usability of our model and how it can be applied for both forensic analysis and for mitigating the impact of cyber attacks on the enterprise infrastructure.

Proceedings Title

Advances in Digital Forensics XIV

Volume

532

Conference Dates

January 3-5, 2018

Conference Location

New Delhi, IN

Conference Title

14th IFIP International Conference on Digital Forensics

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99277-8

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Keywords

Mission Impact, Forensics Analysis, Cloud Computing, Attack Graphs

Citation

Liu, C. , Singhal, A. and Wijesekera, D. (2019), A Layered Graphical Model for Cloud Forensic and Mission Impact Analysis, Advances in Digital Forensics XIV, New Delhi, IN, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99277-8, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=924456 (Accessed October 8, 2025)