Innovating additional Layer 2 security requirements for a protected stack

Cusack, Brian; Lutui, Raymond

doi:10.4225/75/57b69e28d938f

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“…However, this layer is responsible for logical addressing, framing of data, network topology, and access. Notification of errors and flow control [16].…”

Section: Transport Layermentioning

confidence: 99%

Various Possible Attacks and Mitigations of the OSI Model Layers Through Pentesting – An Overview

Mayukha¹,

Vadivel²

2023

New Frontiers in Communication and Intelligent Systems

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The OSI model is the traditional way to transmit data from one computer node to another. The transmission distance can differ from the node being in the next cubicle or to the next continent or anywhere in the world. The data is transmitted and received by the nodes that are connected to the internet. Even offline versions of transmission happen within a closed network of wired or wireless connectivity. Whatever the case may be OSI Model plays the most vital role in the transmission of data. The OSI Model has been passed down from generations of computer systems. This is the foundation of data transmission where the security should be at the maximum. The approach in this paper is to provide an eagle's view on the attacks and security at each layer and the methods to mitigate those threats through penetration testing. Preventing an attack before it happens is the smartest move in the cyber field. Routine checks on the mitigation process will prevent a lot of data theft and save face in the future and protect the data and the network. The structure of this paper involves a short OSI model description and its layers. The attacks can be launched by any malicious hacker in each of the layers which can be mimicked through penetration testing. The mitigation process if any, can be performed for these types of attacks. If a system is armed up with security measures at each layer level, the penetration of that node or network would be next to impossible. This is not an easy feat to achieve and would require a whole lot of creative ideas and foolproof systems in place. Security is one of the top concerns in every area of the personal or professional front. Creating a foolproof system for the transmission of data from layer 1 through to layer 7 of the OSI model implemented among computer nodes can guarantee to be an impossible challenge for hackers to crack at. Over time these security measures can become a guideline or a protocol that would be implemented in the OSI Model. Awareness is the first line of defense or offense that can be initiated for mitigating any kind of attack in the cyber world. Only with knowledge of the attack, an enterprise can protect itself from the outside world. This is the first step towards that long road of awareness and mitigation process of attacks performed on the various layers of the OSI Model.

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“…However, this layer is responsible for logical addressing, framing of data, network topology, and access. Notification of errors and flow control [16].…”

Section: Transport Layermentioning

confidence: 99%

Various Possible Attacks and Mitigations of the OSI Model Layers Through Pentesting – An Overview

Mayukha¹,

Vadivel²

2023

New Frontiers in Communication and Intelligent Systems

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“…Layer 2 can cause major downtime (Mehra & Krishnan, 2018). layer 2 attack requires a high level of intelligence and good knowledge of what is going on in the communication actions (Cusack & Lutui, 2015) mostly attack from internal organization. Commonly internal network is a trusted one, attacking from an internal like traitor in the army and giving deep impact on it.…”

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Best Practice Layer 2 Security for remote Vocational Education

2022

Nusantara Science and Technology Proceedings

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Open standards especially OSI are built to separate each layer and work without knowledge of each other. This concept also means if one layer is hacked, communication is compromised without another layer alert. In best practice, layer 2 security is underrated as it is considered that security has been built through the application layer. In vocational education who are prepared to work directly in the real world, should not be forgotten to be taught. This method proposed online education for teaching layer 2 security with HyperV virtual machine to build attack and defend scenarios. Hyper V is used because windows have been installed in almost all students. In Defcon was also used HyperV was found to be able to operate to respond to attack scenarios in the second layer of security. This system was implemented in 20 students (all population in class) of security engineering in the polytechnic XYZ and shows a significant increase with normal data in statistical approach with t-test. This approach causes an increase in student scores by 12.307% by implementing a new system.

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Innovating additional Layer 2 security requirements for a protected stack

Cited by 2 publications

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Various Possible Attacks and Mitigations of the OSI Model Layers Through Pentesting – An Overview

Various Possible Attacks and Mitigations of the OSI Model Layers Through Pentesting – An Overview

Best Practice Layer 2 Security for remote Vocational Education

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