Publications

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Our team is very active in the research community, and we frequently publish the results of our work. Here are a few select publications.
APA Article "Preventing Cyber Attacks"
This article reported the testimony of Secure Decisions Director Dr. Anita D'Amico before a Congressional subcommittee in June 2009. The article appeared in Monitor on Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association.
Camus: Automatically Mapping Cyber Assets to Missions and Users
John R. Goodall, Anita D. D'Amico, and Jason Kopylec. "Camus: Automatically Mapping Cyber Assets to Missions and Users." MILCOM, 2009.
Visual Analytics for Network Flow Analysis
John R. Goodall and Daniel T. Tesone. “Visual Analytics for Network Flow Analysis.” Proceedings of the Cybersecurity Applications & Technology Conference For Homeland Security (CATCH), IEEE Press, 2009, 199-204.
The Jagged Joystick: Game Technology Challenges for Net-Centric Training Simulations
The Spring 2008 Simulation Interoperability Workshop (SIW), sponsored by the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO), was held in Providence, RI April 14-18, 2008. Secure Decisions researchers presented "The Jagged Joystick: Game Technology for Net-Centric Training Simulations," which discussed challenges and opportunities related to the use of game technology for training entry level cyber defense.
Wireless Cyber Assets Discovery Visualization
Kenneth Prole, John R. Goodall, Anita D. D'Amico, and Jason Kopylec. "Wireless Cyber Assets Discovery Visualization." Proceedings of the Workshop on Visualization for Computer Security (VizSec), Springer LNCS, 2008, 136-143.
The Real Work of Computer Network Defense Analysts
Anita D’Amico and Kirsten Whitley. "The Real Work of Computer Network Defense Analysts: The Analysis Roles and Processes that Transform Network Data into Security Situation Awareness," VizSec 2007: Proceedings of the Workshop on Visualization for Computer Security. Springer, Berlin, 2008, 19-37.
Achieving Cyber Defense Situational Awareness: A Cognitive Task Analysis of Information Assurance Analysts
D'Amico, A., Whitley, K., Tesone, D., O'Brien, B., and Roth, E. "Achieving cyber defense situational awareness: A cognitive task analysis of information assurance analysts," Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, 2005, 229-233.
Balancing Interactive Data Management of Massive Data with Situational Awareness through Smart Aggregation
Daniel R. Tesone and John R. Goodall, "Balancing Interactive Data Management of Massive Data with Situational Awareness through Smart Aggregation," Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), 2007, 67-74.
Visual Discovery in Computer Network Defense
Anita D. D'Amico, John R. Goodall, Daniel R. Tesone and Jason K. Kopylec, "Visual Discovery in Computer Network Defense," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 27(5), IEEE Press, 2007, 20-27.
Focusing on Context in Network Traffic Analysis
John R. Goodall, Wayne G. Lutters, Penny Rheingans and Anita Komlodi, "Focusing on Context in Network Traffic Analysis," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 26(2), IEEE Press, 2006, 72-80.
Information Assurance Visualizations for Specific Stages of Situational Awareness and Intended Uses: Lessons Learned
Anita D'Amico, Michael Kocka, "Information Assurance Visualizations for Specific Stages of Situational Awareness and Intended Uses: Lessons Learned," vizsec, p. 13, IEEE Workshops on Visualization for Computer Security (VizSec'05), 2005
Methods of Visualizing Temporal Patterns in and Mission Impact of Computer Security Breaches
Anita D'Amico, Mark Larkin, "Methods of Visualizing Temporal Patterns in and Mission Impact of Computer Security Breaches," discex, p. 0343, DARPA Information Survivability Conference and Exposition (DISCEX II'01) Volume I-Volume 1, 2001
What Does a Computer Security Breach Really Cost?
D'Amico, Anita. "What Does a Computer Security Breach Really Cost?", Secure Decisions, prepared September 7, 2000
Achieving Information Resiliency
Paul Zavidniak, Anita D’Amico, and Dennis H. McCallam. "Achieving Information Resiliency," Information Technology Security Report, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 54-62, 1999.