The robustness of Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X against ARP cache poisoning based network attacks

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    Abstract

    Robust security measures are integrated into new release versions of operating systems (OSs) to ensure that users have a more secure and reliable environment to run their daily tasks. In this paper, through extensive practical experiments, we evaluate and compare the effectiveness of popular versions of Microsoft Windows OSs and Apple Mac OS X in thwarting Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache poisoning attack in Local Area Network (LAN). The experimental results demonstrate clearly that all tested versions of Windows OSs and Apple Mac OS X are still very vulnerable to the ARP cache poisoning attack, and do not deploy built-in efficient security features to prevent the success of this attack. In addition, the experimental results directly allow to contradict the common belief that Windows OSs are always less security aspects compared to Apple OSs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2016 13th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2016
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages1074-1079
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Print)9781467392921
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 30 2016
    Event13th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2016 - Las Vegas, United States
    Duration: Jan 6 2016Jan 13 2016

    Other

    Other13th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2016
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityLas Vegas
    Period1/6/161/13/16

    Keywords

    • ARP cache poisoning
    • ARP statefull inspection
    • Denial-of-Service attack
    • Man-in-the-Middle attack
    • Network attack

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computer Science Applications
    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Hardware and Architecture

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