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Operating System
Security
Zhenkai LIANG Roland Yap |
Operating System Security
Objective To understand and protect against vulnerabilities from binaries in the Windows OS, where most of the security problems arise. Results We have addressed the vulnerabilities of the Windows platform in the following ways: 1) using novel visualisations to understand the behaviour of Windows and the interactions between components and binaries in Windows; 2) using a proposed simple security model for binaries that is easy to manage while providing security; 3) detecting dangerous functionality in ActiveX controls and using a mechanism we developed to prevent their use; and finally 4) use of external mechanisms and sensors to detect compromised hosts. |