network security

Chaabane Mankai

M.S. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wireless Communications optimization Performance analysis network security

Surrounded by bright minds and groundbreaking research, KAUST is a great place to learn and grow.

Network Security, Internet Measurement and Threat Intelligence

Marc Dacier, Professor, Computer Science

Oct 2, 11:30 - 12:30

B9 L2 H2 H2

network security threat intelligence internet measurement

In this talk, we will show how, through a large scale Internet measurement campaign, we have been able to experimentally validate a novel technique to automatically detect malicious webscrapers bots taking advantage of so called Residential IP proxy providers. That technique has then been deployed in a real world environment and enabled us, thanks to a novel geolocalization technique, to identify malicious actors hiding behind these infrastructures, leading to actionable threat intelligence for the victims.

Marc Dacier

Professor, Computer Science

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Leveraging 20+ years of international experience, Professor Dacier leads the charge in uncovering internet vulnerabilities and developing robust defenses, building a more secure digital future for all.

Mahmoud Attia

M.S. Student, Computer Science

cybersecurity network security

Mahmoud Attia is currently an MS/PHD student working with the SeRBER research group led by Prof. Marc Dacier. His research interests are in network security, within the areas of IT and OT security. He previously joined KAUST as a visiting student in the summer of 2023.

Khalid A. Hakami

M.S., Computer Science

network security

Khalid Hakami is a Masters student in Computer Science (CS) and a member of the Resilience Computing and Cybersecurity research Center (RC3) at King Abdullah University of Sciences and Technology. He works in network security under the supervision of Professor Marc Dacier to develop a framework that enables researchers to automate testing and fingerprinting clients based on their behavior when the server acts unexpectedly. Education and Early Career Hakami received his bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in 2016. In the same