Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Computer and Information Science
Date of Award
5-2004
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Phillip E. Pfeiffer IV
Committee Members
Qing Yuan, M. Gene Bailey
Abstract
A three phase audit of East Tennessee State University's administrative computer network was conducted during Fall 2001, Spring 2002, and January 2004. Nmap and Nessus were used to collect the vulnerability data. Analysis discovered an average of 3.065 critical vulnerabilities per host with a low of 2.377 in Spring 2001 to a high of 3.694 in Fall 2001. The number of unpatched Windows operating system vulnerabilities, which accounted for over 75% of these critical vulnerabilities, strongly argues for the need of an automated patch deployment system for the approximately 3,000 Windows-based systems at ETSU.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Ashe, James Patrick, "A Vulnerability Assessment of the East Tennessee State University Administrative Computer Network." (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 858. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/858
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.