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Construction of an Audio Steganography Botnet Based on Telegram Messenger (텔레그램 메신저 기반의 오디오 스테가노그래피 봇넷 구축)

  • Jeon, Jin;Cho, Youngho
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2022
  • Steganography is a hidden technique in which secret messages are hidden in various multimedia files, and it is widely exploited for cyber crime and attacks because it is very difficult for third parties other than senders and receivers to identify the presence of hidden information in communication messages. Botnet typically consists of botmasters, bots, and C&C (Command & Control) servers, and is a botmasters-controlled network with various structures such as centralized, distributed (P2P), and hybrid. Recently, in order to enhance the concealment of botnets, research on Stego Botnet, which uses SNS platforms instead of C&C servers and performs C&C communication by applying steganography techniques, has been actively conducted, but image or video media-oriented stego botnet techniques have been studied. On the other hand, audio files such as various sound sources and recording files are also actively shared on SNS, so research on stego botnet based on audio steganography is needed. Therefore, in this study, we present the results of comparative analysis on hidden capacity by file type and tool through experiments, using a stego botnet that performs C&C hidden communication using audio files as a cover medium in Telegram Messenger.

A Study on the Development of Secure Communication Channel Using PUF Technology in M-IoT Environment (M-IoT 환경에서 PUF 기술을 활용한 안전한 통신채널 구성 기법)

  • Kim, Sumin;Lee, Soo Jin
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.107-118
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    • 2019
  • Based on the Internet of Things technology, one of the core technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, our Ministry of Defense is also pushing to establish M-IoT in defense area to improve management efficiency, innovate military culture and strengthen military power. However, devices connected to the Military Internet of Things can be easily exposed to various of cyber threats as most of them are developed and with a focus on improving sensing and communication skills that collect and transmit data. And it is not easy to uniquely identify the numerous heterogeneous devices, and to establish a secure communication channel between devices or between devices and management servers. In this paper, based on PUF technology, we propose a novel key management scheme that can uniquely identify the various devices, and generate the secret keys needed for the establishment of a secure communication channel using non-replicable information generated by the PUF. We also analyze the efficiency of our proposed scheme through comparison with existing key management scheme and verify the logic and security using BAN Logic.

A Mobile OS Integrity Verification Using Bootloader & Physically Independent Storage Device (부트로더와 물리적으로 독립된 저장장치를 이용한 모바일 운영체제 무결성 검증)

  • Park, Jae-Kyung;Lee, Sang-Hun;Kwon, Mi-Young;Kim, Hyo-Nam
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we study the verification techniques for OS integrity that can be more fatal than applications in case of security issues. The dissemination of smartphones is rapidly progressing and there are many similarities of smartphones and PCs in terms of security risks. Recently, in mobile network environment, there is a trend of increasing damages and now, there are active researches on a system that can comprehensively respond to this. As a way to prevent these risks, integrity checking method on operation system is being researched. As most integrity checking algorithms are classified by verification from the levels before booting the OS and at the time of passing on the control to the OS, in which, there are minor differences in the definitions of integrity checking or its methods. In this paper, we suggests the integrity verification technique of OS using a boot loader and a physically independent storing device in the mobile device.

Digital Forensics Ontology for Intelligent Crime Investigation System (지능형 범죄수사 시스템을 위한 범용 디지털포렌식 온톨로지)

  • Yun, Han-Kuk;Lee, Sang-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.161-169
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    • 2014
  • Digital forensics is the process of proving criminal charges by collecting and analyzing digital evidence which is related to the crime in question. Most digital forensic research is focused on digital forensic techniques themselves or cyber crime. In this paper, we designed a digital forensics-criminal investigation linked model in order to effectively apply digital forensics to various types of criminal investigations. Digital forensic ontology was developed based on this model. For more effective application of digital forensics to criminal investigation we derived specific application fields. The ontology has legality rules and adequacy rules, so it can support investigative decision-making. The ontology can be developed into an intelligent criminal investigation system.

Attack and Defense Plan, Attack Scenarios on Voice of Internet Protocol (인터넷전화의 공격 시나리오 및 공격과 방어 방안)

  • Chun, Woo-Sung;Park, Dea-Woo;Chang, Young-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2011.10a
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    • pp.245-248
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    • 2011
  • Voice over Internet protocol(VoIP) is call's contents using the existing internet. Thus, in common with the Internet service has the same vulnerability. In addition, unlike traditional PSTN remotely without physical access to hack through the eavesdropping is possible. Cyber terrorism by anti-state groups take place when the agency's computer network and telephone system at the same time work is likely to get upset. In this paper is penetration testing for security threats(Call interception, eavesdropping, misuse of services) set out in the NIS in the VoIP. In addition, scenario writing and penetration testing, hacking through the Voice over Internet protocol at the examination center will study discovered vulnerabilities. Vulnerability discovered in Voice over Internet protocol presents an attack and defense plan.

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Novelty Detection on Web-server Log Dataset (웹서버 로그 데이터의 이상상태 탐지 기법)

  • Lee, Hwaseong;Kim, Ki Su
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.23 no.10
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    • pp.1311-1319
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    • 2019
  • Currently, the web environment is a commonly used area for sharing information and conducting business. It is becoming an attack point for external hacking targeting on personal information leakage or system failure. Conventional signature-based detection is used in cyber threat but signature-based detection has a limitation that it is difficult to detect the pattern when it is changed like polymorphism. In particular, injection attack is known to the most critical security risks based on web vulnerabilities and various variants are possible at any time. In this paper, we propose a novelty detection technique to detect abnormal state that deviates from the normal state on web-server log dataset(WSLD). The proposed method is a machine learning-based technique to detect a minor anomalous data that tends to be different from a large number of normal data after replacing strings in web-server log dataset with vectors using machine learning-based embedding algorithm.

A Study on the Impact of Applying Network Address Mutation Technology within the Network Protection System (네트워크 보호체계에서 네트워크 주소변이 기술 적용에 대한 영향성 연구)

  • Suwon Lee;Seyoung Hwang;SeukGue Hong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.939-946
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    • 2023
  • In the hyper-connected network, which network equipment is diverse and network structure is complex, the attack surface has also increased. In this environment, MTD(Moving Target Defense) technology is being researched as a method to fundamentally defend against cyber attacks by actively changing the attack surface. network-based MTD technologies are being widely studied. However, in order for network address mutation technology to be applied within the existing fixed IP-based system, research is needed to determine what impact it will have. In this paper, we studied the impact of applying network address mutation technology to the existing network protection system. As a result of the study, factors to be considered when firewall, NAC, IPS, and network address mutation technologies are operated together were derived, and elements that must be managed in network address mutation technology for interoperability with the network analysis system were suggested.

Comparative Analysis and Validation of CSRF Defense Mechanisms in Spring Security and Apache Shiro (Spring Security와 Apache Shiro의 CSRF 공격 방어 기법 비교 분석 및 검증)

  • Jj-oh Kim;Da-yeon Namgoong;Sanghoon Jeon
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.79-87
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    • 2024
  • This paper addresses the increasing cyber attacks exploiting security vulnerabilities in software due to the rise in web applications. CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks pose a serious threat to web users and developers and must be prevented in advance. CSRF involves performing malicious requests without the user's consent, making protection methods crucial for web applications. This study compares and verifies the CSRF defense performance of two frameworks, Spring Security and Apache Shiro, to propose an effectively applicable framework. The results show that both frameworks successfully defend against CSRF attacks; however, Spring Security processes requests faster, averaging 2.55 seconds compared to Apache Shiro's 5.1 seconds. This performance difference stems from variations in internal processing methods and optimization levels. Both frameworks showed no significant differences in resource usage. Therefore, Spring Security is more suitable for environments requiring high performance and efficient request processing, while Apache Shiro needs improvement. These findings are expected to serve as valuable references for designing web application security architectures

Effective Defense Mechanism Against New Vulnerability Attacks (신규 취약점 공격에 대한 효율적인 방어 메커니즘)

  • Kwak, Young-Ok;Jo, In-June
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.499-506
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    • 2021
  • Hackers' cyber attack techniques are becoming more sophisticated and diversified, with a form of attack that has never been seen before. In terms of information security vulnerability standard code (CVE), about 90,000 new codes were registered from 2015 to 2020. This indicates that security threats are increasing rapidly. When new security vulnerabilities occur, damage should be minimized by preparing countermeasures for them, but in many cases, companies are insufficient to cover the security management level and response system with a limited security IT budget. The reason is that it takes about a month for analysts to discover vulnerabilities through manual analysis, prepare countermeasures through security equipment, and patch security vulnerabilities. In the case of the public sector, the National Cyber Safety Center distributes and manages security operation policies in a batch. However, it is not easy to accept the security policy according to the characteristics of the manufacturer, and it takes about 3 weeks or more to verify the traffic for each section. In addition, when abnormal traffic inflow occurs, countermeasures such as detection and detection of infringement attacks through vulnerability analysis must be prepared, but there are limitations in response due to the absence of specialized security experts. In this paper, we proposed a method of using the security policy information sharing site "snort.org" to prepare effective countermeasures against new security vulnerability attacks.

A Study on the Analysis and the Direction of Improvement of the Korean Military C4I System for the Application of the 4th Industrial Revolution Technology (4차 산업혁명 기술 적용을 위한 한국군 C4I 체계 분석 및 성능개선 방향에 관한 연구)

  • Sangjun Park;Jee-won Kim;Jungho Kang
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.131-141
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    • 2022
  • Future battlefield domains are expanding to ground, sea, air, space, and cyber, so future military operations are expected to be carried out simultaneously and complexly in various battlefield domains. In addition, the application of convergence technologies that create innovations in all fields of economy, society, and defense, such as artificial intelligence, IoT, and big data, is being promoted. However, since the current Korean military C4I system manages warfighting function DBs in one DB server, the efficiency of combat performance is reduced utilization and distribution speed of data and operation response time. To solve this problem, research is needed on how to apply the 4th industrial revolution technologies such as AI, IoT, 5G, big data, and cloud to the Korean military C4I system, but research on this is insufficient. Therefore, this paper analyzes the problems of the current Korean military C4I system and proposes to apply the 4th industrial revolution technology in terms of operational mission, network and data link, computing environment, cyber operation, interoperability and interlocking capabilities.