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A Protection Technique for Kernel Functions under the Windows Operating System (윈도우즈 운영체제 기반 커널 함수 보호 기법)

  • Back, Dusung;Pyun, Kihyun
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.133-139
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    • 2014
  • Recently the Microsoft Windows OS(operating system) is widely used for the internet banking, games etc. The kernel functions provided by the Windows OS can perform memory accesses, keyboard input/output inspection, and graphics output of any processes. Thus, many hacking programs utilizes those for memory hacking, keyboard hacking, and making illegal automation tools for game programs. Existing protection mechanisms make decisions for existence of hacking programs by inspecting some kernel data structures and the initial parts of kernel functions. In this paper, we point out drawbacks of existing methods and propose a new solution. Our method can remedy those by modifying the system service dispatcher code. If the dispatcher code is utilized by a hacking program, existing protection methods cannot detect illegal operations. Thus, we suggest that protection methods should investigate the modification of the dispatcher code as well as kernel data structures and the initial parts of kernel functions.

The Research for Cyber Security Experts (사이버보안 전문가 양성을 위한 연구)

  • Kim, Seul-gi;Park, Dea-woo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.1137-1142
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    • 2017
  • Cyber hacking attacks and cyber terrorism are damaging to the lives of the people, and in the end, national security is threatened. Cyber-hacking attacks leaked nuclear power cooling system design drawings, cyber accidents such as hacking of Cheongwadae's homepage and hacking of KBS stations occurred. The Act on Information and Communication Infrastructure Protection, Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, and the Personal Information Protection Act remove the responsibility for cyber attacks, but it is difficult to prevent attacks by hackers armed with new technologies. This paper studies the development of cyber security experts for cyber security. Build a Knowledge Data Base for cyber security professionals. Web hacking, System hacking, and Network hacking technologies and evaluation. Through researches on the operation and acquisition of cyber security expert certification, we hope to help nurture cyber security experts for national cyber security.

A Study on Leakage of Critical Information via the Power Analysis of Power Lines (전원선의 전력분석을 이용한 주요정보 유출 가능성에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyong-Ho;Lee, Seong-Ho
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.63 no.11
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    • pp.1571-1574
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we propose a unidirectional transmission of critical information obtained by keyboard hacking or kernel and keyboard driver hacking even though the computer is not connected to the external network. We show the hacking can be attempted in the proposed method to show the way preventing such attempts in advance. Firewalls and other various methods are used to prevent the hacking from the external network but the hacking is also attempted in various ways to detour the firewall. One of the most effective way preventing from the hacking attack is physically disconnect the internal intranet systems from the external internet and most of the government systems, military systems and big corporate systems are using this way as on one of the protection method. In this paper, we show the feasibility of transmission of security codes, etc via the short message to the external network on the assumption that a hacking program such as Trojan Horse is installed on the computer systems separated from the external network. Previous studies showed that the letters on the monitor can be hijacked by electromagnetic analysis on the computer to obtain the information even though the system is not connected ti the network. Other studies showed that the security code hint can obtained by analyzing the power consumption distribution of CPU. In this paper, the power consumption distribution of externally accessible power line is analyzed to obtain the information and the information can be transmitted to the external network. Software controlling the CPU and GPU usage is designed to control the power supply of computer. The sensors such as the Rogowski coils can be used on the external power line to collect the data of power consumption change rates. To transmit the user password by short message, due to the capacitive components and the obstacle from other power supply, A very slow protocol are used.

A Study of IP Spoofing Attack and Defense Through Proxy Server (Proxy Server를 통한 IP Spoofing 공격과 방어 연구)

  • Lee, Bo-Man;Park, Dea-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.281-284
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    • 2010
  • The characteristics of International Hacking is that because even if with tracing techniques, nobody can find Real IP address of the attacker so it is true that Great difficulty in the investigation. so that an attacker goes through the Proxy Server Many times and they use techniques of IP Spoofing to hide their IP address. In this paper, study How attackers use IP Spoofing Technique and the application of Proxy Server. In addition, to Propose IP Spoofing attacks through the Proxy Server attack and defend methods also IP traceback methods so this study materials will contribute to the development of International Hacking and Security Protection Technology.

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Active hacking tool countermeasure using parallel signature (병렬 시그니처를 이용한 능동적인 해킹툴 대응방법)

  • Lee, Se-Hoon;Jeon, Sang-Pyo;Han, Ju-Young;Shin, Young-Jin;Park, Jeon-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2011.06a
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    • pp.277-280
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문에서는 해킹툴에 대해 선 발견, 후 차단할 수밖에 없는 보안 솔루션의 구조적인 한계를 극복하기 위해 시그니처의 역할에 대해 새로운 방식으로 접근한다. 특히 추적 시그니처를 이용하여 해킹툴을 능동적으로 대응하기 위한 방법을 모색하고 그 효과에 대해서 실험한다.

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A Novel Cost-Effective Firewall Token for Hacking Protection on TCP/IP Based Network (TCP/IP를 이용하는 전산망의 해킹방지를 위한 경제적인 방화벽 토큰 설계 방안)

  • 고재영
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.159-169
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    • 1999
  • Recently a firewall is being employed to protect hacking by controlling the traffics. The security services in the firewall include authentication, access control, confidentiality, integrity, and audit trail. A token is adapted for authentication to the firewall. A token has a small battery within which has restricted power capacity, This paper proposes a novel cost-effective firewall token for hacking protecting on transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) based network. This paper proposes a fast exponentiation method with a sparse prime that take a major operation for a public-key crypto-system and a major power consumption in the token. The proposed method uses much less amount of modular operations in exponentiation that is reduced of battery's capacity or CPU's price in the token.

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Convergence Security Approach for Motor Vehicle Communication Network Hacking Attack Prevention: Focus on Bluetooth Cases (자동차 내부망 통신네트워크 해킹범죄예방을 위한 융합보안적 대응방안: Bluetooth 활용사례를 중심으로)

  • Choi, Kwan;Kim, Minchi
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.16 no.6_2
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study is to analyse motor vehicle communication network hacking attacks and to provide its prevention. First, the definition of motor vehicle communication network was provided and types of in-vehicle communication network were discussed. Also, bluetooth hacking attack cases were analysed in order to illustrate dangers of hacking attacks. Based on the analysis, two preventive measures were provided. First, Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Law should be revised. Although the law provides the definition of electronic control system and its standards as well as manufacturing and maintenance for safe driving standards, the law does not have standards for electronic control system hacking prevention and defensive security programs or firmware. Second, to protect motor vehicle communication network, it is necessary to create new laws for motor vehicle communication network protection.

Debug Port Protection Mechanism for Secure Embedded Devices

  • Park, Keun-Young;Yoo, Sang-Guun;Kim, Ju-Ho
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.240-253
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    • 2012
  • In this paper we propose a protection mechanism for the debug port. While debug ports are useful tools for embedded device development and maintenance, they can also become potential attack tools for device hacking in case their usage is permitted to hackers with malicious intentions. The proposed approach prevents illicit use of debug ports by controlling access through user authentication, where the device generates and issues authentication token only to the server-authenticated users. An authentication token includes user access information which represents the user's permitted level of access and the maximum number of authentications allowed using the token. The device authenticates the user with the token and grants limited access based on the user's access level. The proposed approach improves the degree of overall security by removing the need to expose the device's secret key. Availability is also enhanced by not requiring server connection after the initial token generation and further by supporting flexible token transfer among predefined device groups. Low implementation cost is another benefit of the proposed approach, enabling it to be adopted to a wide range of environments in demand of debug port protection.

Legal liability of the management firm on hacked Robo-Advisor's stock price manipulation (해킹에 따른 로보어드바이저의 시세조종 행위와 운용사의 법적 책임)

  • Kim, Dong Ju;Kwon, Hun Yeong;Lim, Jong In
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.9
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2017
  • This study is a preceding research designed to deduct an institutional supplementary measure that minimizes any inevitable side effects from the improvement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which is the core element of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this specific case in which the Robo-Advisor, the representative type of AI-applied technology, was hacked by a third party and ended up manipulating prices, the study was intended to examine the responsibility relationship of the current legal framework. Although the current legal framework strictly prohibits acts such as hacking and manipulation, it was confirmed that if the Robo-Advisor management firm acts in compliance with protection measures regarding hacking, the firm is free from any legal liabilities and there is insufficient legal protection available for ordinary investors with grand-scale damage from price manipulation Based on this study, further studies are needed to derive more institutional supplementary measures on overcoming these problems.

An Inquire into Test Bed Compositions in Assessing the Security of a Soft Redundancy Sub-Station System with Auto-Restoration (이중화 자동복구 보안기능이 구비된 배전반의 보안성 평가를 위한 테스트베드 구성에 대한 고찰)

  • Choi, Hyeong-Seok;Jin, Chang-Gi;Bae, Gi-Deok
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.26 no.7
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    • pp.99-109
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    • 2012
  • Sub-station, key equipment in electric power infrastructure, are being exposed to increasing risk of hacking. For this, soft redundancy sub-station system needs to be formulated with automatic restoration mechanism. For this it is important to assess the reliability of the applicable range of data that are used in actual system operation, as well as the methods and findings of the tests. At the same time performance of soft redundancy system and total security mechanism, which are aligned for the protection of the sub-station, need to be tested. For testing the above-mentioned, this paper presented a viable formation of a soft redundancy practical VPN system within a panel to protect the latter from hacking or cracking incidences, and conducts a test to check if the considered system actually serves the protection function in the actual operation setting, gathering evidence from the data from the testing of the actual performance of the system as well as of emergency scenario simulation operations. Because tested soft-redundancy & restorative sub-station system is expected to be widely applicable for various cases such as Smart-grid or electricity IT system, where VPN with enhanced level of security is required.