Taxonomies of Cyber Adversaries and Attacks: A Survey of Incidents and Approaches

Meyers, C A ; Powers, S S ; Faissol, D M

关键词: CRIME;    SECURITY;    SHAPE;    TAXONOMY;   

DOI  :  10.2172/967712
RP-ID  :  LLNL-TR-419041
PID  :  OSTI ID: 967712
Others  :  TRN: US200924%%162

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we construct taxonomies of cyber adversaries and methods of attack, drawing from a survey of the literature in the area of cyber crime. We begin by addressing the scope of cyber crime, noting its prevalence and effects on the US economy. We then survey the literature on cyber adversaries, presenting a taxonomy of the different types of adversaries and their corresponding methods, motivations, maliciousness, and skill levels. Subsequently we survey the literature on cyber attacks, giving a taxonomy of the different classes of attacks, subtypes, and threat descriptions. The goal of this paper is to inform future studies of cyber security on the shape and characteristics of the risk space and its associated adversaries.