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使用“完美”网络模型评估网络安全软件工具

Cybersecurity Software Tool Evaluation Using a 'Perfect' Network Model

Jeremy Straub

AI总结:

针对网络安全工具评估中对手质量不稳定的问题,本文提出“完美”网络模型,以一致标准并可控误差、噪声和不确定性来测试网络安全决策工具。

摘要:

由于该领域固有的对抗性质,网络安全软件工具的评估十分困难。渗透测试(或攻击性)工具必须针对可行的防御性对手进行测试,类似地,防御性工具也必须针对可行的攻击性对手进行测试。刻画工具性能本质上取决于对手的质量,而这在不同测试之间可能存在差异。本文提出使用一个“完美”网络,将计算系统、网络以及贯穿其中的攻击路径表示出来,作为测试网络安全决策工具的方法。这通过提供已知且一致的比较标准来促进测试。它还允许测试纳入研究人员选择的误差、噪声和不确定性水平,以在这些实验条件下评估网络安全工具。

英文摘要:

Cybersecurity software tool evaluation is difficult due to the inherently adversarial nature of the field. A penetration testing (or offensive) tool must be tested against a viable defensive adversary and a defensive tool must, similarly, be tested against a viable offensive adversary. Characterizing the tool's performance inherently depends on the quality of the adversary, which can vary from test to test. This paper proposes the use of a 'perfect' network, representing computing systems, a network and the attack pathways through it as a methodology to use for testing cybersecurity decision-making tools. This facilitates testing by providing a known and consistent standard for comparison. It also allows testing to include researcher-selected levels of error, noise and uncertainty to evaluate cybersecurity tools under these experimental conditions.

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