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.
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. (2005). Achieving cyber defense situational awareness: A cognitive task analysis of information assurance analysts. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, pages 229-233.
SISO Spring 2008 SIW Paper: "The Jagged Joystick"
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.
Balancing Interactive Data Management of Massive Data with Situational Awareness through Smart Aggregation
Daniel R. Tesone, John R. Goodall, "Balancing Interactive Data Management of Massive Data with Situational Awareness through Smart Aggregation," IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), pp. 67-74, 2007
Visual Discovery in Computer Network Defense
Anita D. D'Amico, John R. Goodall, Daniel R. Tesone, Jason K. Kopylec, "Visual Discovery in Computer Network Defense," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 20-27, Sept/Oct, 2007
Focusing on Context in Network Traffic Analysis
John R. Goodall, Wayne G. Lutters, Penny Rheingans, Anita Komlodi, "Focusing on Context in Network Traffic Analysis," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 72-80, Mar/Apr, 2006
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.