CAREER: Combating Worm Propagation in Emergent Networks

职业：在紧急网络中对抗蠕虫传播摘要蠕虫已经成为我们的信息系统和关键基础设施的主要威胁之一。尽管在对抗蠕虫的研究上付出了巨大的努力，但新的计算机和系统漏洞不断被报道，新的蠕虫攻击不断成功。蠕虫攻击的另一个显著趋势是，针对P2P网络、手机网络、传感器网络等新兴网络的蠕虫攻击数量正在迅速增长。由于新兴网络独特的通信模式和/或资源限制，大多数现有的网络蠕虫防御方案都不能直接适用。这个项目的目标是对抗蠕虫在这些新兴网络中的传播。具体来说，设计了各种方法来快速分发安全补丁到通过文件共享应用程序和拓扑扫描传播的蠕虫感染的P2P节点。此外，设备端和网络端防御都用于遏制通过多媒体消息服务或蓝牙接口传播的手机蠕虫。最后，它包括限制蠕虫通过利用传感器网络中传感器程序的单一文化传播的机制。拟议的研究将提供基本服务和工具，以对抗紧急网络中的蠕虫。它借鉴了各种各样的主题，包括密码学，图论（图着色，渗透理论，分区，支配集），系统（移动系统），网络（P2P，蜂窝网络，传感器网络）和统计。该项目的成果将通过出版物和讲座广泛传播，拟议的研究也将纳入教育课程。

Sencun ZhuPennsylvania State University0643906CAREER: Combating Worm Propagation in Emergent NetworksPanel ID: 070111AbstractWorms have emerged as one of the leading threats to ourinformation systems and critical infrastructures. Despite thetremendous research effort in combating worms, new computer andsystem vulnerabilities are continuously reported and new wormattacks keep succeeding. Another significant trend in worm attacksis that the number of worm attacks against emergent networks, suchas P2P networks, cellphone networks, and sensor networks, israpidly growing. Because of the unique communication models and/orresource constraints of the emergent networks, most of theexisting solutions for Internet worm defenses are not directlyapplicable.The objective of this project is to combat worm propagation inthese emergent networks. Specifically, various approaches aredesigned for rapidly distributing security patches to P2P nodesinfected by worms propagating via file sharing applications andtopological scanning. Also, both device and network sides defensesare used to contain cellphone worms that propagate through eithermultimedia messaging services or Bluetooth interfaces. Finally, itincludes mechanisms to confine worms that propagate by exploitingthe monoculture of sensor programs in sensor networks. Theproposed research will provide fundamental services and tools tocombat worms in emergent networks. It draws upon a variety oftopics including cryptography, graph theory (graph coloring,percolation theory, partition, dominating set), system (mobilesystems), networking (P2P, cellular network, sensor network) andstatistics. The results of the project will be disseminated widelythrough publications and talks, and the proposed research willalso be integrated with the education curricula.