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Designing Trojan Detectors in Neural Networks Using Interactive Simulations

February 20, 2021
Author(s)
Peter Bajcsy, Nicholas J. Schaub, Michael P. Majurski
This paper addresses the problem of designing trojan detectors in neural networks (NNs) using interactive simulations. Trojans in NNs are defined as triggers in inputs that cause misclassification of such inputs into a class (or classes) unintended by the

Optimal Cybersecurity Investments for SIS Model

February 15, 2021
Author(s)
Van Sy Mai, Richard La, Abdella Battou
We study the problem of minimizing the (time) average security costs in large systems comprising many interdependent subsystems, where the state evolution is captured by a susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model. The security costs reflect security

Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: A Supplement to NIST Special Publication 800-171

February 9, 2021
Author(s)
Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Pillitteri, Gary Guissanie, Ryan Wagner, Richard Graubart, Deborah Bodeau
The protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) resident in nonfederal systems and organizations is of paramount importance to federal agencies and can directly impact the ability of the Federal Government to successfully conduct its essential

Requirements Analysis of Large Policy Corpora

January 5, 2021
Author(s)
Alden A. Dima, Aaron Massey
Regulators, policy makers, and consumers are interested in proactively identifying services with acceptable or compliant data use policies, privacy policies, and terms of service. Academic requirements engineering researchers and legal scholars have

Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector

December 21, 2020
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Cawthra, Sue S. Wang, Bronwyn J. Hodges, Kangmin Zheng, Ryan T. Williams, Jason J. Kuruvilla, Christopher L. Peloquin, Kevin Littlefield, Bob Neimeyer
Medical imaging plays an important role in diagnosing and treating patients. The system that manages medical images is known as the picture archiving communication system (PACS) and is nearly ubiquitous in healthcare environments. PACS is defined by the

Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations

December 11, 2020
Author(s)
Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Y. Pillitteri
This publication provides security and privacy control baselines for the Federal Government. There are three security control baselines (one for each system impact level: low-impact, moderate- impact, and high-impact), as well as a privacy baseline that is

Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations

December 10, 2020
Author(s)
Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Y. Pillitteri
This publication provides a catalog of security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations to protect organizational operations and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation from a diverse set of threats and risks

Data Integrity: Detecting and Responding to Ransomware and Other Destructive Events

December 8, 2020
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Cawthra, Michael R. Ekstrom, Lauren N. Lusty, Julian T. Sexton, John E. Sweetnam
Ransomware, destructive malware, insider threats, and even honest mistakes present an ongoing threat to organizations that manage data in various forms. Database records and structure, system files, configurations, user files, application code, and

Data Integrity: Identifying and Protecting Assets Against Ransomware and Other Destructive Events

December 8, 2020
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Cawthra, Michael R. Ekstrom, Lauren N. Lusty, Julian T. Sexton, John E. Sweetnam, Anne R. Townsend
Ransomware, destructive malware, insider threats, and even honest user mistakes present ongoing threats to organizations. Organizations' data, such as database records, system files, configurations, user files, applications, and customer data, are all

Smart Home Consumers' Privacy and Security Perceptions & Practices

December 7, 2020
Author(s)
Julie Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Yasemine Acar
Smart home technologies may expose adopters to increased risk to network security, information privacy, and physical safety. However, consumers may lack understanding of the privacy and security implications, while devices fail to provide transparency and

Measurements of the Most Significant Software Security Weaknesses

December 6, 2020
Author(s)
Carlos E. Cardoso Galhardo, Peter Mell, Irena Bojanova, Assane Gueye
In this work, we provide a metric to calculate the most significant software security weaknesses as defined by an aggregate metric of the frequency, exploitability, and impact of related vulnerabilities. The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a well

An Approach for Detection of Advanced Persistent Threat Attacks

December 1, 2020
Author(s)
Qingtian Zou, Xiaoyan Sun, Peng Liu, Anoop Singhal
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaigns employ sophisticated strategies and tactics to achieve their attack goal. The evolution of APT strategies and tactics compounds the challenge of detecting attack campaigns. This article introduces an approach

Research Report: User Perceptions of Smart Home Privacy and Security

November 17, 2020
Author(s)
Julie M. Haney, Susanne M. Furman, Yasemin Acar
Smart home technologies may expose adopters to increased risk to network security, information privacy, and physical safety. However, users may lack understanding of the privacy and security implications, while devices fail to provide transparency and

Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework)

November 16, 2020
Author(s)
Rodney Petersen, Danielle Santos, Karen Wetzel, Matthew Smith, Greg Witte
This publication from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) describes the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework), a fundamental reference for describing and sharing information about cybersecurity work. It expresses

Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations

October 29, 2020
Author(s)
Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Y. Pillitteri
This publication provides security and privacy control baselines for the Federal Government. There are three security control baselines (one for each system impact level: low-impact, moderate-impact, and high-impact), as well as a privacy baseline that is

An Empirical Study on Flow-based Botnet Attacks Prediction

October 22, 2020
Author(s)
Mitsuhiro Hatada, Matthew A. Scholl
In the era of the Internet of Things, botnet threats are rising, which has prompted many studies on botnet detection and measurement. In contrast, this study aims to predict botnet attacks, such as massive spam emails and distributed denial-of-service

The New NIST Phish Scale, Revealing Why End Users Click

October 22, 2020
Author(s)
Shanee T. Dawkins, Kristen Greene, Jody L. Jacobs
Developed based on over 4 years of NIST phishing training data, the NIST Phish Scale is a DIY method for rating human phishing detection difficulty – key to understanding variability in phishing click rates. This talk will cover why users click, why it’s

Cybersecurity Framework Version 1.1 Manufacturing Profile

October 7, 2020
Author(s)
Keith A. Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, Jeffrey Cichonski, John McCarthy
This document provides the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Version 1.1 implementation details developed for the manufacturing environment. The "Manufacturing Profile" of the CSF can be used as a roadmap for reducing cybersecurity risk for manufacturers that
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