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Ant-Based Cyber Defense

Software ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20220718.75· OSTI ID:code-76601 · Code ID:76601
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  1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

ABCD is a four-level hierarchy with human supervisors at the top, a top-level agent called a Sergeant controlling each enclave, Sentinel agents located at each monitored host, and mobile Sensor agents that swarm through the enclaves to detect cyber malice and misconfigurations. The code comprises four parts: (1) the core agent framework, (2) the user interface and visualization, (3) test-range software to create a network of virtual machines including a simulated Internet and user and host activity emulation scripts, and (4) a test harness to allow the safe running of adversarial code within the framework of monitored virtual machines.

Short Name / Acronym:
ABCD
Project Type:
Closed Source
Site Accession Number:
16585
Software Type:
Scientific
License(s):
Other (Commercial or Open-Source)
Programming Language(s):
Python 2.6 or later
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE

Primary Award/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Code ID:
76601
OSTI ID:
code-76601
Country of Origin:
United States

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