Method for emulating a known attack on a target computer network
US11563765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1466
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One variation of a method for emulating a known attack on a computer network includes: generating a set of data packets by recombining packet fragments within a packet capture file representing packet fragments transmitted between machines during a prior malicious attack on a second network; defining transmission triggers for transmission of the set of data packets between pairs of agents connected to a target network based on timestamps of packet fragments in the packet capture file; initiating transmission of the set of data packets between the pairs agents according to the set of transmission triggers to simulate the malicious attack on the target network; and, in response to absence of a security event related to the simulation in a log of a security technology deployed on the target network, generating a prompt to reconfigure the security technology to respond to the malicious attack.
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