SaTC: CORE: Small: Securing information systems with flexible hardware techniques

传统的基于软件的杀毒软件无法跟上迅速增长的网络攻击数量。该项目探索了使用灵活的硬件技术来提高计算机系统安全性的方法。该项目致力于通过构建灵活的基于硬件的恶意软件检测系统来防御网络攻击，并通过新颖的硬件设计来开发计算机系统对病毒的免疫力。该项目旨在为开发未来的入侵检测系统和设计安全的计算机系统探索一条可行的前进道路。该检测系统利用软件和硬件的恶意软件功能，并通过应用先进的机器学习技术来提高检测精度。该系统使用可编程硬件实现，以针对不断变化的恶意软件环境以较低的性能开销实现健壮和自适应的硬件安全启用机制。此外，该项目通过为来自不同安全域的应用程序之间更强的隔离提供软件和体系结构支持，寻求使硬件本身更安全的方法。该项目汇集了安全、计算机体系结构和机器学习领域的研究，以创造一个安全和值得信赖的网络空间。其他更广泛的影响包括发展我们的团队与行业以及其他机构(例如，国家实验室)之间的伙伴关系。潜在的研究成果转让应该有助于改善国家安全，并提高美国的经济竞争力。它还将在教育中发挥重要作用，将探索与教学和培训结合起来，并作出必要努力吸引和培训少数族裔学生。项目库将无限期保留在https://github.com/uci-pascal-satc/hardware-security/.所有数据也将存储在进行模拟和实验的实验室中。这将通过使用计算机、外部磁盘和各种存储介质的标准备份来完成。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Traditional software-based antivirus cannot keep up with the rapidly increasing number of cyber-attacks. This project explores approaches to improve the security of computer systems using flexible hardware techniques. It focuses on defending cyber-attacks by building a flexible hardware-based malware detection system and developing a level of immunity for computer systems against viruses through novel hardware design.This project aims to explore a viable path forward for developing future intrusion detection systems and designing secure computer systems. The detection system leverages malware features from both software and hardware and by applying advanced machine learning techniques to enhance the detection accuracy. The system is implemented with programmable hardware to achieve robust and adaptable hardware security enabling mechanism with low performance overhead for the ever-changing malware landscape. In addition, the project seeks ways to make the hardware itself more secure by providing software and architecture support for stronger isolation between applications from different security domains.This project brings together research in the domains of security, computer architecture and machine learning to create a secure and trustworthy cyberspace. Additional broader impact includes the development of partnerships between our team and industry, and others (e.g., national laboratories). Potential research result transfer should help improve national security and result in increased economic competitiveness for the United States. It will also play a major role in education by integrating exploration with teaching and training, as well as making the necessary efforts to attract and train minority students.The project repository will be indefinitely maintained at https://github.com/uci-pascal-satc/hardware-security/. All data will also be stored in the laboratory where the simulation and experiments are conducted. This will be done with standard backups using computers, external disks, and various storage media.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.