Essays about: "web attacks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 essays containing the words web attacks.

1. 1. Exploring the Viability of PageRank for Attack Graph Analysis and Defence Prioritization

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Marcus Dypbukt Källman; [2023]
   Keywords : Cybersecurity; PageRank; Attack Graphs; Threat analysis; Threat modelling; Cybersäkerhet; PageRank; Attackgrafer; Hotanalys; Hotmodellering;

   Abstract : In today's digital world, cybersecurity is becoming increasingly critical. Essential services that we rely on every day such as finance, transportation, and healthcare all rely on complex networks and computer systems. READ MORE

3. 2. Further Developing Preload Lists for the Tor Network

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Daniel Bahmiary; [2023]
   Keywords : Tor; DNS; Preload list; Crawling; Tor; DNS; Preload lista; Webbkrypning;

   Abstract : A recently proposed defense for the anonymity network Tor uses preload lists of domains to determine what should be cached in the Domain Name System (DNS) caches of Tor relays. The defense protects against attacks that infer what is cached in Tor relays. READ MORE

4. 3. W2R: an ensemble Anomaly detection model inspired by language models for web application firewalls security

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

   Author : Zelong Wang; Athira AnilKumar; [2023]
   Keywords : web application firewall; anomaly detection; word2vec; BERT; dimension reduction; ensemble model;

   Abstract : Nowadays, web application attacks have increased tremendously due to the large number of users and applications. Thus, industries are paying more attention to using Web application Firewalls and improving their security which acts as a shield between the app and the internet by filtering and monitoring the HTTP traffic. READ MORE

5. 4. Towards Realistic Datasets forClassification of VPN Traffic : The Effects of Background Noise on Website Fingerprinting Attacks

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Christoffer Sandquist; Jon-Erik Ersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Data collection; Website fingerprinting; dataset; traffic analysis; VPN; encrypted traffic; machine learning; deep learning; network measurements; twitch; Datainsamling; Profilering av hemsidor; dataset; trafikanalys; VPN; krypterad trafik; maskininlärning; djupinlärning; nätverksmätningar; twitch;

   Abstract : Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) is a booming business with significant margins once a solid user base has been established and big VPN providers are putting considerable amounts of money into marketing. However, there exists Website Fingerprinting (WF) attacks that are able to correctly predict which website a user is visiting based on web traffic even though it is going through a VPN tunnel. READ MORE

6. 5. WebLang: A Prototype Modelling Language for Web Applications : A Meta Attack Language based Domain Specific Language for web applications

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Mille af Rolén; Niloofar Rahmani; [2023]
   Keywords : Meta Attack Language; Domain Specific Language; OWASP; Attack Simulations; Cyber Attacks; Threat Modelling; OWASP Juice Shop; Broken Access Control; Meta Attack Language; Domän Specifikt Språk; OWASP; Attack Simuleringar; Cyber Attacker; Hotmodellering; OWASP Juice Shop; Broken Access Control;

   Abstract : This project explores how a Meta Attack Language based Domain Specific Language for web applications can be used to threat model web applications in order to evaluate and improve web application security. Organizations and individuals are targeted by cyberattacks every day where malicious actors could gain access to sensitive information. READ MORE