Title
An Approach to Model Network Exploitations Using Exploitation Graphs
Abstract
In this article, a modeling process is defined to address challenges in analyzing attack scenarios and mitigating vulnerabilities in networked environments. Known system vulnerability data, system configuration data, and vulnerability scanner results are considered to create exploitation graphs (e-graphs) that are used to represent attack scenarios. Experiments carried out in a cluster computing environment showed the usefulness of proposed techniques in providing in-depth attack scenario analyses for security engineering. Critical vulnerabilities can be identified by employing graph algorithms. Several factors were used to measure the difficulty in executing an attack. A cost/benefit analysis was used for more accurate quantitative analysis of attack scenarios. The authors also show how the attack scenario analyses better help deployment of security products and design of network topologies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1177/0037549706072046
Simulation
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Model Network,security product,security engineering,attack scenario,Exploitation Graphs,mitigating vulnerability,critical vulnerability,known system vulnerability data,system configuration data,benefit analysis,in-depth attack scenario analysis,accurate quantitative analysis
Journal
82
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
8
0037-5497
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.65
14
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wei Li1969110.03
Rayford B. Vaughn221230.01
Yoginder S. Dandass314711.74