Dustin D. Updyke
Software Engineering Institute
Publications by Dustin D. Updyke
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Traditional and Advanced Techniques for Network Beacon Detection
February 01, 2022 • Video
Dustin D. UpdykeThomas G. Podnar
Dustin Updyke and Tom Podnar delivered this presentation at FloCon 2022 on January 12, 2022. Watch the video and download the slides.
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Using Machine Learning to Increase NPC Fidelity
December 01, 2021 • Technical Report
Dustin D. UpdykeThomas G. PodnarGeoffrey B. Dobson
The authors describe how they used machine learning (ML) modeling to create decision-making preferences for non-player characters (NPCs).
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GHOSTS in the Machine: Orchestrating a Realistic Cybersecurity Exercise Battlefield
June 23, 2021 • Presentation
Dustin D. Updyke
This presentation covers the research and technology behind the GHOSTS framework for thinking about and implementing realism in a simulation, training, or exercise event.
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Foundation of Cyber Ranges
May 19, 2021 • Technical Report
Thomas G. PodnarGeoffrey B. DobsonDustin D. Updyke
This report details the design considerations and execution plan for building high-fidelity, realistic virtual cyber ranges that deliver maximum training and exercise value for cyberwarfare participants.
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GHOSTS in the Machine: Orchestrating a Realistic Cybersecurity Exercise Battlefield
June 03, 2019 • Presentation
Dustin D. Updyke
This presentation provides details about a software tool called GHOSTS that the SEI developed to improve the realism of training environments by creating simulated characters through the use of sophisticated artificial intelligence.
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GHOSTS in the Machine: A Framework for Cyber-Warfare Exercise NPC Simulation
December 03, 2018 • Technical Report
Dustin D. UpdykeGeoffrey B. DobsonThomas G. Podnar
This report outlines how the GHOSTS ((G)eneral HOSTS) framework helps create realism in cyber-warfare simulations and discusses how it was used in a case study.
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