Masters Theses
Keywords and Phrases
Statistical defense
Abstract
"Components of the critical infrastructure of any system are natural targets for attack. Any inherent weakness of such components can potentially expose the entire system to vulnerability. The Domain Name System (DNS) is one component of the proper functioning of the Internet. Although DNS is a relatively simple, isolated component, it serves as a straightforward example for the study of distributed systems in general, and as such, we have explored properties of DNS to examine how enterprise-scale, critical infrastructure components are vulnerable to attack, what protections are afforded to defenders of such components, the inherent weaknesses of such systems, and what natural defenses are available to safeguard them and ensure the availability of these systems. Each of the works in this thesis analyzes some aspect of our efforts in this regard"--Abstract, page iv.
Advisor(s)
McMillin, Bruce M.
Thakur, Mayur
Committee Member(s)
Miller, Ann K.
Department(s)
Computer Science
Degree Name
M.S. in Computer Science
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Fall 2008
Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation
- Game-theoretic framework for bandwidth attacks and statistical defenses
- Preprocessing DNS log data for effective data mining
Pagination
x, 53 pages
Rights
© 2008 Mark E. Snyder, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Data miningInternet -- Security measuresInternet addressesInternet domain names
Thesis Number
T 9447
Print OCLC #
313368645
Electronic OCLC #
298460585
Recommended Citation
Snyder, Mark Edward, "Critical infrastructure protection and the Domain Name Service (DNS) system" (2008). Masters Theses. 4638.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4638