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Schematic diagrams of modes for modeling attacks presented at June 9 meeting. |
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On June 9, a successful demonstration of the Cyber Defense
Technology Experimental Research (DETER) testbed and
associated Evaluation Methods for Internet Security
Technology (EMIST) research projects took place at the SRI
Intennational facility in Arlington, VA.
The combined project, jointly funded by NSF
and DHS HSARPA. is creating:
(1) an experimental infrastructure network
(2) scientifically rigorous testing frameworks and
methodologies to support the development and
demonstration of next-generation information security
technologies for cyber defense.
The next scheduled similar event will take place in
November, 2004.
Over the past ten years there has been increased
investment in research on cyber security technologies by
government agencies (NSF, DARPA, armed services) and
industry. However, say DETER researchers, we have
long lacked
large-scale deployment of security technology sufficient to
protect our vital infrastructures.
One important reason for this is the lack of an experimental
infrastructure and rigorous scientific methodologies for
developing and testing next-generation cyber security
technology. The DETER/EMIST effort is now
operating and supporting a researcher-and-vendor-
neutral experimental infrastructure that is open to a wide
community of users.
"It is expected that such a facility will accelerate research,
development, and deployment of effective defenses for the
nation’s computer networks," said the invitation to the June 9
event.
The DETER and EMIST projects, which began in September
have been conducting experiments employing
the first implementation of the testbed and testing
methodologies developed to date on the project.
The June 9 schedule:
8:00 AM Welcome - Dr. Joseph Evans, NSF and Dr.
Douglas Maughan DHS
8:15 AM DETER/EMIST - Overview, Terry Benzel, Dr.
George Kesidis, Dr. Karl Levitt
9:15 AM DDOS Experiment, Dan Sterne, Stephen Schwab,
Dr. Sonia Fahmy
10:30 AM Routing Protocol Experiment, Dr. Felix Wu
11:30 AM Worm Behavior Experiment, Dr. George Kesidis,
Dr. Nick Weaver
Aprroximately 50 participants, mostly government program
managers, attended the by-invitation-only
meeting. "We were
pleased by the turnout and interest, said DETER event co-
host Terry Benzel of USC/ISI.
"The November event will be a workshop for future users of
the DETER Testbed, added Benzel "It is open to members of
the research community to come and learn about
using the testbed. It will include presentations on the
policies and
procedures that govern use of the testbed, including how to
join and submit
an experiment proposal. "There will be Q&A sessions, a
time for users to
discuss requirements and needs for potential new features
and there will be
some time for tutorial material on how to run experiments
on the testbed," she concluded.
Serving up a virtual Internet: One of the
computer clusters used in the DETER/EMIST system.
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