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Ben Scott

Overview of thesis

The Internet is a multi-trillion-dollar phenomenon, despite being broken and insecure. Pioneer internet engineers focussed on the functional requirements necessary to move information in a network-of-networks (i.e., an 'internet’). Decades have passed since the Internet was devised yet the glue that binds this infrastructure, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), remains significantly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This field of research is internet security engineering, focussing on BGP anomaly detection. An aim of the proposed research is to improve the detection of anomalies and malicious activity. An additional aim is to develop a novel detection tool. Finally, the improvement of internet routing security is a key purpose of this research. The proposed research will utilise advanced quantitative analysis techniques to experiment with novel anomaly detection measures.

Scholarships and Awards

Supervisors

  • Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor Mike Johnstone (School of Science, Security Research Institute)
  • Principal Supervisor: Dr Patryk Szewczyk
  • Associate Supervisor: Dr Steven Richardson
  • Associate Supervisor: Professor Sanjay Jha

Contact

Ben Scott
PhD Student
Security Research Institute
School of Science
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