Efficacy of Coordinated Distributed Multiple Attacks (A Proactive Approach to Cyber Defense)

In the network-centric approach to information operations, users share information robustly by means of a secure infrastructure that enables self-synchronization and, ultimately, more effective information operations which makes information availability a key component. Since information operations will only become more important in future network operations, a well-developed attack tool that is able to strike the adversary’s information networks is a valuable asset and should not be ignored. The goal of the proposed coordinated distributed multiple attack (CDMA) is to strike a selected adversarial network and render its services useless. In this attack, a number of compromised systems are used as facilitators in a coordinated manner to launch an attack on a victim’s host or network. • By distributing the attack and varying the type of attack the source attacker exhibits a decreased intensity of activity; therefore, the attack becomes harder to detect. Meanwhile, the concentrate...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: AINA
• Authors: Patrick Defibaugh-Chavez, Srinivas Mukkamala, Andrew H. Sung
• Keywords: AINA 2006, Computer Networks, Future Network Operations, Information Operations, Well-developed Attack Tool