When cloud computing emerged, the new paradigm transformed computing, eliminating financial and technical burdens to develop web-based services by providing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies such as virtual machines, virtual networks, and storage services. That said, for computer scientists, a new wave of research challenges were created. Many aspects of cloud computing have led to fruitful research threads. One such aspect is securing systems and virtual networks using cloud technologies.
In this project, we investigate various ways to secure cloud-based systems. One outcome of the project is Misery Digraphs where virtual cloud networks have replicated decoy nodes to divert the attacker from the target. In another paper, we provided a study of cloud IP address allocation, showing that IPv4 allocations are predicable.