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Detecting And Tracing Slow Attacks On Mobile Phone User Service, Brian Cusack, Zhuang Tian
Detecting And Tracing Slow Attacks On Mobile Phone User Service, Brian Cusack, Zhuang Tian
Australian Digital Forensics Conference
The lower bandwidth of mobile devices has until recently filtered the range of attacks on the Internet. However, recent research shows that DOS and DDOS attacks, worms and viruses, and a whole range of social engineering attacks are impacting on broadband smartphone users. In our research we have developed a metric-based system to detect the traditional slow attacks that can be effective using limited resources, and then employed combinations of Internet trace back techniques to identify sources of attacks. Our research question asked: What defence mechanisms are effective? We critically evaluate the available literature to appraise the current state of …
Listening To Botnet Communication Channels To Protect Information Systems, Brian Cusack, Sultan Almutairi
Listening To Botnet Communication Channels To Protect Information Systems, Brian Cusack, Sultan Almutairi
Australian Digital Forensics Conference
Botnets are a weapon of choice for people who wish to exploit information systems for economic advantage. A large percentage of high value commercial targets such as banking transaction systems and human customers are web connected so that access is gained through Internet services. A Botnet is designed to maximise the possibility of an economic success through the low cost of attacks and the high number that may be attempted in any small time unit. In this paper we report exploratory research into the communications of Botnets. The research question was: How do Botnets talk with the command and control …