Network Security

• Research Network Systems (RNS) Prototype Network Analysis and Monitoring - CRC continued to modify and enhance this monitoring tool, in partnership with the Defence R&D Canada Information Operations Section. Research on active and passive monitoring focused on the use of the passive network monitoring tools together with intrusion detection systems to obtain a real-time picture of network status under the threat of a cyber attack. This capability could alert defence organizations to a cyberwarfare situation, while helping civilian organizations protect critical network infrastructure.
• Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) - CRC and the British Columbia Institute of Technology collaborated on the investigation, implementation and demonstration of MANET secure routing, as well as initial investigations into secure authentication techniques for entry to mobile ad hoc networks.