{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4378191086","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048","title":"Enhancing Boofuzz Process Monitoring for Closed-Source SCADA System Fuzzing","display_name":"Enhancing Boofuzz Process Monitoring for Closed-Source SCADA System Fuzzing","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-04-17","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4378191086","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2023 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5063199374","display_name":"Patrick Cousineau","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I51768193","display_name":"Royal Military College of Canada","ror":"https://ror.org/04yr71909","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Patrick Cousineau","raw_affiliation_strings":["Royal Military College of Canada,Computer Security Lab,Kingston,Canada","Computer Security Lab, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Royal Military College of Canada,Computer Security Lab,Kingston,Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer Security Lab, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5068379293","display_name":"Brian Lachine","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1177-371X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I51768193","display_name":"Royal Military College of Canada","ror":"https://ror.org/04yr71909","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Brian Lachine","raw_affiliation_strings":["Royal Military College of Canada,Computer Security Lab,Kingston,Canada","Computer Security Lab, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Royal Military College of Canada,Computer Security Lab,Kingston,Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Computer Security Lab, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I51768193"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.9198,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":10,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.89605336,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"8"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10743","display_name":"Software Testing and Debugging Techniques","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11241","display_name":"Advanced Malware Detection Techniques","score":0.9991999864578247,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1711","display_name":"Signal Processing"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12127","display_name":"Software System Performance and Reliability","score":0.998199999332428,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/fuzz-testing","display_name":"Fuzz testing","score":0.9937241077423096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scada","display_name":"SCADA","score":0.774694561958313},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7391155958175659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/context","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","score":0.5474664568901062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-bug","display_name":"Software bug","score":0.5325355529785156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.490432471036911},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.44784772396087646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.41117945313453674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.3973328471183777},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.3590487241744995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.15249964594841003}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111065885","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189053","display_name":"Fuzz testing","level":3,"score":0.9937241077423096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C113863187","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17498","display_name":"SCADA","level":2,"score":0.774694561958313},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7391155958175659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779343474","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109175","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","level":2,"score":0.5474664568901062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1009929","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179550","display_name":"Software bug","level":3,"score":0.5325355529785156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.490432471036911},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.44784772396087646},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.41117945313453674},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.3973328471183777},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.3590487241744995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.15249964594841003},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151730666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7205","display_name":"Paleontology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/syscon53073.2023.10131048","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2023 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":7,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1983275526","https://openalex.org/W1988524530","https://openalex.org/W2002934700","https://openalex.org/W2801513872","https://openalex.org/W2806746626","https://openalex.org/W2928702109","https://openalex.org/W3084484304"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W614438062","https://openalex.org/W3173990398","https://openalex.org/W4205454537","https://openalex.org/W4381785649","https://openalex.org/W4385301282","https://openalex.org/W4226494072","https://openalex.org/W4287849816","https://openalex.org/W3170526652","https://openalex.org/W3006186133","https://openalex.org/W2806746626"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Past":[0],"cyber-attacks":[1],"have":[2],"demonstrated":[3],"that":[4,53,229],"Industrial":[5],"Control":[6],"and":[7,30,139,158,181,209,236],"SCADA":[8,108,171,222],"Systems":[9],"are":[10,131,214],"high-value":[11],"targets":[12],"for":[13,81,149,192],"modern":[14],"threat":[15],"actors.":[16],"In":[17,164],"order":[18,102,165],"to":[19,28,46,72,93,103,154,166,176,204,244],"defend":[20],"these":[21,55],"classes":[22],"of":[23,58,75,89,125,220,242],"systems,":[24,56],"it":[25,193],"is":[26,60,70,92,119,173,188],"necessary":[27],"detect":[29],"eliminate":[31],"any":[32],"pre-existing":[33],"vulnerabilities":[34,49,150,230],"before":[35],"they":[36],"can":[37,231],"be":[38,155,232],"leveraged":[39],"into":[40],"zero-day":[41],"exploits.":[42],"Different":[43],"methods":[44],"exist":[45],"find":[47],"exploitable":[48],"in":[50,101,116],"the":[51,95,122,146,161,178,197,221,224,239],"software":[52,162],"runs":[54],"one":[57],"which":[59,130,227],"known":[61],"as":[62,121],"fuzzing":[63,99,129,153,179],"\u2013":[64],"wherein":[65],"a":[66,73,106],"system":[67],"under":[68],"test":[69],"exposed":[71],"variety":[74],"input":[76],"streams":[77],"while":[78],"simultaneously":[79],"observed":[80],"unexpected":[82],"behaviours,":[83],"exceptions,":[84],"or":[85],"crashes.":[86],"The":[87],"aim":[88],"this":[90,117,168],"research":[91],"extend":[94],"Boofuzz":[96],"network":[97],"protocol-based":[98],"framework":[100],"effectively":[104],"monitor":[105,201],"closed-source":[107],"HMI":[109,172],"endpoint":[110],"during":[111,128,152],"fuzz":[112,218],"testing.":[113],"Effective":[114],"monitoring":[115],"context":[118],"defined":[120],"automated":[123],"detection":[124],"target":[126,180,199],"crashes":[127],"recorded":[132,237],"with":[133,196,238],"an":[134],"exception":[135],"description,":[136],"reproducing":[137],"steps,":[138],"call":[140],"stack":[141],"trace.":[142],"This":[143],"data":[144],"minimizes":[145],"time":[147],"required":[148],"discovered":[151],"reproduced,":[156],"investigated,":[157],"rectified":[159],"by":[160],"vendor.":[163],"accomplish":[167],"aim,":[169],"our":[170],"first":[174],"analyzed":[175],"identify":[177],"its":[182],"runtime":[183],"behaviours.":[184],"A":[185],"protocol":[186],"fuzzer":[187],"then":[189,215],"custom":[190],"built":[191],"using":[194],"Boofuzz,":[195],"existing":[198],"process":[200],"class":[202],"extended":[203],"introduce":[205],"new":[206],"log":[207],"file":[208],"debugger-based":[210],"monitors.":[211],"These":[212],"extensions":[213],"tested":[216],"through":[217],"tests":[219],"HMI,":[223],"results":[225],"from":[226],"demonstrate":[228],"both":[233],"automatically":[234],"detected":[235],"sufficient":[240],"level":[241],"detail":[243],"expedite":[245],"rectification.":[246]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-08-11T07:18:39.950985","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}