• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1920-1937
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• 2015

Network environment has been under constant threat from both malicious attackers and inherent vulnerabilities of network infrastructure. Existence of such threats calls for exhaustive vulnerability analyzing to guarantee a secure system. However, due to the diversity of security hazards, analysts have to select from massive alternative hardening strategies, which is laborious and time-consuming. In this paper, we develop an approach to seek for possible hardening strategies and prioritize them to help security analysts to handle the optimal ones. In particular, we apply a Risk Flow Attack Graph (RFAG) to represent network situation and attack scenarios, and analyze them to measure network risk. We also employ a multi-objective genetic algorithm to infer the priority of hardening strategies automatically. Finally, we present some numerical results to show the performance of prioritizing strategies by network risk and hardening cost and illustrate the application of optimal hardening strategy set in typical cases. Our novel approach provides a promising new direction for network and vulnerability analysis to take proper precautions to reduce network risk.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.464-466
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• 2021

현재 대부분 기업은 웹 서비스, 클라우드 시스템, 데이터센터용으로 방화벽이나 WAF(Web Application Firewall) 등의 보안 솔루션을 갖추고 있다. 최근 원격접속의 필요가 높아지면서 원격접속 제어의 보안 취약점을 극복해야 하는 과제가 중요시되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 제로 트러스트 관점의 네트워크 보안 모델에 대한 개념과 이를 활용한 전략 및 보안체계에 대해 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.6-27
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• 2016

There has been a growing interest and enthusiasm for the application of virtual worlds in learning and training. This research proposes a design framework of a virtual world-based learning environment that integrates two unique features of the virtual world technology, immersion and interactivity, with an instructional strategy that promotes self-regulatory learning. We demonstrate the usefulness and assess the effectiveness of our design in the context of information security learning. In particular, the information security learning module implemented in Second Life was incorporated into an Introduction to Information Security course. Data from pre- and post- learning surveys were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning module. Overall, the results strongly suggest that the virtual world-based learning environment enhances information security learning, thus supporting the effectiveness of the proposed design framework. Additional results suggest that learner traits have an important influence on learning outcomes through perceived enjoyment. The study offers useful design and implementation guidelines for organizations and universities to develop a virtual world-based learning environment. It also represents an initial step towards the design and explanation theories of virtual world-based learning environments.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2017

A System can be more Dependable from some types of Threats if the Dependability Level Against the Threat on the System is Increased. However, The Dependability-performance Tradeoff should be Considered because the Increased Dependability may Degrade the Performance of the System. Therefore, it is Efficient to Temporally Increase the Dependability Level to High only when an Threat is Predicted on the System in a Short time while Maintaining the Level in Low or mid in Normal Situations. In this Paper, we Present a Threat Prevention Strategy for a Networked Node by Dynamically Changing the Dependability Level According to the Threat Situation on its Logically/physically Neighboring Nodes. As case Studies, we Employ our Strategy to an Internet Server Against TCP SYN Flood Attacks and to a Checkpoint and Rollback System Against Transient Faults. Our Performance Analysis Shows that our Strategy can Effectively Relieve the Damage of the Failure without Serious Performance Degradation.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5631-5652
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• 2019

The existing defense strategy selection methods based on game theory basically select the optimal defense strategy in the form of mixed strategy. However, it is hard for network managers to understand and implement the defense strategy in this way. To address this problem, we constructed the incomplete information stochastic game model for the dynamic analysis to predict multi-stage attack-defense process by combining Bayesian game theory and the Markov decision-making method. In addition, the payoffs are quantified from the impact value of attack-defense actions. Based on previous statements, we designed an optimal defense strategy selection method. The optimal defense strategy is selected, which regards defense effectiveness as the criterion. The proposed method is feasibly verified via a representative experiment. Compared to the classical strategy selection methods based on the game theory, the proposed method can select the optimal strategy of the multi-stage attack-defense process in the form of pure strategy, which has been proved more operable than the compared ones.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2020

Because of the development and spread of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, new security threats and adverse AI functions have emerged as a real problem in the process of diversifying areas of use and introducing AI-based products and services to users. In response, it is necessary to develop new AI-based technologies in the field of information protection and security. This paper reviews topics such as domestic and international trends on false information detection technology, cyber security technology, and trust distribution platform technology, and it establishes the direction of the promotion of technology development. In addition, the development of international trends in ethical AI guidelines to ensure the human-centered ethical validity of AI development processes and final systems in parallel with technology development are analyzed and discussed. ETRI has developed AI policing technology, information protection, and security technologies as well as derived tasks and implementation strategies to prepare ethical AI development guidelines to ensure the reliability of AI based on its capabilities.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2022

Smart grid (SG) software platforms and communication networks that run and manage the entire grid are increasingly concerned about cyber security. Characteristics of the smart grid networks, including heterogeneity, time restrictions, bandwidth, scalability, and other factors make it difficult to secure. The age-old strategy of "building bigger walls" is no longer sufficient given the rise in the quantity and size of cyberattacks as well as the sophisticated methods threat actor uses to hide their actions. Cyber security experts utilize technologies and procedures to defend IT systems and data from intruders. The primary objective of every organization's cybersecurity team is to safeguard data and information technology (IT) infrastructure. Consequently, further research is required to create guidelines and methods that are compatible with smart grid security. In this study, we have discussed objectives of of smart grid security, challenges of smart grid security, defensive cybersecurity techniques, offensive cybersecurity techniques and open research challenges of cybersecurity.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.18-29
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• 2016

For most organizations, a security infrastructure to protect company's core information and their technology is becoming increasingly important. So various approaches to information security have been made but many security accidents are still taking place. In fact, for many Korean companies, information security is perceived as an expense, not an asset. In order to change this perception, it is very important to recognize the need for information security and to find a rational approach for information security. The purpose of this study is to present a framework for information security strategies of companies. The framework classifies companies into eight types so company can receive help in making decisions for the development of information security strategy depending on the type of company it belongs to. To develope measures to classify the types of companies, 12 information security professionals have done brainstorming, and based on previous studies, among the factors that have been demonstrated to be able to influence the information security of the enterprise, three factors have been selected. Delphi method was applied to 29 security experts in order to determine sub items for each factor, and then final items for evaluation was determined by verifying the content validity and reliability of the components through the SPSS analysis. Then, this study identified characteristics of each type of eight companies from a security perspective by utilizing the developed sub items, and summarized what kind of actual security accidents happened in the past.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.2514-2520
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• 2010

본 논문은 진화기법을 이용하여 최적의 보안 대응전략을 자동생성 하는 방법의 제안을 목적으로 한다. 정보통신 환경에 대한 침해에 의한 피해가 급증함에 따라 다양한 보안 기술에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 다양한 네트워크 환경에 대한 보안 기술들의 연통 상황을 고려한 최적의 대응 전략을 생성하는데 어려움이었다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 대응방법을 유전자로 표현하여 유전 알고리즘을 적용함으로써 대응방법들에 대한 최적의 조합으로서 최적 대응 전략을 생성하였다. 또한 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 다양한 상황에 대한 대용방법의 적용에 따른 취약성을 정량적으로 평가함으로써 적합도를 평가하였다. 끝으로 제안한 방법을 구현한 시스템에 대한 실험을 통하여 타당성을 검토하였다.

• 경영정보학연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2012

IT 고도화에 따라 정보 유출 및 침해 사고가 날로 증가하고 있다. 이에 따라 대다수의 기업들은 보안 위한 투자를 확대하고 있지만, 여전히 정보 유출의 취약점에 노출되어 있다. 소규모 IT 서비스 기업은 대기업에 비하여 상대적으로 한정된 자원과 인력으로 기업 활동을 수행하고 있으며, 실제 가치를 창출하는 방법에 따라 SI/SM, DB, IR, IP 업종으로 분류되고 있다. 그러나 현재까지 소규모 IT 서비스 기업을 위한 보안관리에 관한 연구는 소규모라는 기업규모와 IT 서비스라는 비즈니스 특성을 고려한 핵심 정보자산식별에 머물러 있는 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 소규모 IT 서비스 기업의 보안대책 수립을 위한 보안관리 모델을 설계하였다. 그리고 설계된 보안관리 모델에 대해 비즈니스 특성을 고려한 소규모 IT 서비스 기업을 대상으로 실증분석을 수행하고 분석된 결과를 바탕으로 추진전략을 제시하였다.