Cyber ecology: looking to ecology for insights into information assurance

Jorgensen, Jane; Rossignol, Philippe A.; Takikawa, Masami; Upper, D.

doi:10.1109/discex.2001.932180

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“…Furthermore, they advocated for an imperative to strengthen the scientific rigor of resilience research endeavors [23]. Moreover, Jane Jorgensen et al [24] examined the context of cyber ecology and suggested that ecological models depicting intricate biological communities and strategies for disease control can serve as valuable inputs for intricate dynamic models of computer networks. These models can help in devising novel approaches to systems management when confronted with ever-evolving cyber threats and generate initial hypotheses for further investigation [24].…”

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“…Moreover, Jane Jorgensen et al [24] examined the context of cyber ecology and suggested that ecological models depicting intricate biological communities and strategies for disease control can serve as valuable inputs for intricate dynamic models of computer networks. These models can help in devising novel approaches to systems management when confronted with ever-evolving cyber threats and generate initial hypotheses for further investigation [24]. In 2002, during a highly competitive business environment, it was imperative for organizations to have a comprehensive vision for resiliency.…”

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Tracing the evolution of cyber resilience: a historical and conceptual review

Tzavara,

Vassiliadis

2024

Int. J. Inf. Secur.

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In 2000, during a time when cyber security research was focused on the risks and threats posed by digital systems, the notion of being able to withstand and recover from cyber attacks, also known as cyber resilience, emerged. Recently, this concept has gained increasing attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid acceleration of digitalization. While experts acknowledge the distinction between cyber security and cyber resilience, the exact definition and evolution of the latter remain somewhat ambiguous. The aim of this paper is to offer a thorough comprehension of how the notion of cyber resilience has developed throughout history. It delves into the concept of cyber resilience and its progression over time in response to the rising frequency and complexity of cyber threats. Cyber resilience, a new concept, has gained significant recognition as a critical component of cyber security strategy across diverse sectors, encompassing public and private domains alike. It begins with an overview of the definition and key components of cyber resilience and then traces the origin of the concept from its early development in the 2000s. The paper also explores the major milestones and events that have shaped the evolution of this capacity, including changes in technology and societal factors, up to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. This study provides valuable insights into future challenges for ensuring the continued resilience of digital infrastructure by examining the historical and contextual factors that have influenced the concept.

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Section: From Ecology To Cyber Securitymentioning

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Section: From Ecology To Cyber Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Tracing the evolution of cyber resilience: a historical and conceptual review

Tzavara,

Vassiliadis

2024

Int. J. Inf. Secur.

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“…First, in [28], the behavior of predators is predicted using equations from epidemiology [19]. We have developed a discrete simulation tool which simulates the behavior of predators and viruses on small scale (1600 node) networks.…”

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Using predators to combat worms and viruses: a simulation-based study

Gupta

DuVarney

2004

20th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference

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Large-scale attacks generated by fast-spreading or stealthy malicious mobile code, such as flash worms and e-mail viruses, demand new approaches to patch management and disinfection. Currently popular centralized approaches suffer from distribution bottlenecks which cannot be solved by merely increasing the number of servers, as the number of servers required to eliminate all bottlenecks is impractically large. Recently, predators were proposed as a technique for eliminating automated mobile malware from computer networks. Predators are benevolent, self-propagating mobile programs which have the ability to clean up systems infected by malignant worms/viruses. We propose a number of extensions to the original predator model, including immunizing predators, persistent predators, and seeking predators. We report on a set of simulations which explore the effects of predators on small-scale (800 to 1600 node) networks. Our results indicate that predators hold significant promise as an alternative to the centralized patch distribution mechanism. The results show that predators can be used to disinfect systems and distribute patches rapidly across the network, without suffering from bottlenecks or causing network congestion. The results also show that the new predator models provide significant benefits over the original predator model. The simulation tool is also useful for tuning predator behavior, so that an optimal tradeoff between the peak virus/worm infection rate and the overhead generated by the predator can be chosen before a predator is released.

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“…and convoluted ecologies in which we are nested. Borrowing cyber ecology from Jorgensen et al (2001), who maintain that cyberspaces have real effects on the social and vice-versa, I suggest that the unquantifiable scale of interactions between social and internet publics blur such distinctions as computer mediated environments versus socio-culturally mediated domains. Cyber ecologies demonstrate that queer slacktivism does not occur in a vacuum, and like the sociocultural and political environments in which they are situated, they are neither monolithic nor homogenous.…”

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Queer slacktivism as silent activism? The contested politics of queer subjectivities on GhanaWeb

Otu

2020

Sexualities

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This article examines the news, information, and entertainment website called GhanaWeb to ascertain how Ghanaians anonymously engaged in debates and conversations on homosexuality in Ghana and the diaspora between 2006 and 2012. Ghana’s 1992 Republican constitution criminalizes homosexuality in Section 104 of the Criminal Code, setting the terrain for non-heterosexual bodies and practices to be regarded as illegitimate. This is the terrain that informs the reactions to opinion pieces on homosexuality on GhanaWeb. Hence, the article contends that conversations and debates on homosexuality on GhanaWeb among Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians who are for or against LGBTI human rights constitute “queer slacktivism.” Arguably, this “online activism” is activism. Turning to Mikhail Bakhtin’s (1981) notion of heteroglossia, which describes the coexistence of a variety of languages, and to a lesser extent, Stephanie Camp’s (2007) extension of Edward Said’s (1978) concept of “rival geography,” the article unpacks how GhanaWeb functions as a cyber geography in which the official language that Ghana is heterosexual at once competes with and is subverted by anti-homophobic rhetoric.

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Cyber ecology: looking to ecology for insights into information assurance

Cited by 5 publications

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Tracing the evolution of cyber resilience: a historical and conceptual review

Tracing the evolution of cyber resilience: a historical and conceptual review

Using predators to combat worms and viruses: a simulation-based study

Queer slacktivism as silent activism? The contested politics of queer subjectivities on GhanaWeb

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