Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥

A modern computer system typically has many security services installed on top of its operating system which include antivirus, application-control, IDS, firewall, and many more. Most security services run on top of the operating system and, therefore, are subject to the security of the operating system and its applications. In case of a vulnerability, these services can be removed, thus rendering them completely useless.

M.Sc Roee Shimon Leon’s thesis proposes a thin hypervisor-based architecture for a system on top of which a variety of security services can be implemented. These services run in a secure, isolated environment. Furthermore, the proposed system can hide the presence of these security services. The proposed system architecture provides strong security guarantees.

The thesis presents four common, heavily researched security problems and proposes four solutions, which are all based on the proposed architecture. The proposed solutions can compete, and even outperform current solutions, both in terms of security and performance.

MSc Roee Shimon Leon defends his dissertation on Mathematical Information Technology "Applications of Hypervisors in Security" on Thursday October 24th, at 10:00 in Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Old Celebratory Hall (S212). Opponent Professor Miguel Correia (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) and Custos Docent Nezer Zaidenberg (University Jyväskylä). The event is held in English.

The dissertation has been published on JYU Dissertations as a number 132, Jyväskylä 2019. ISSN 2489-9003, ISBN 978-951-39-7854-9 (PDF). A permanent link to the dissertation:

Further information:

Roee Shimon Leon, roee.leonn@gmail.com

Leon received his B.Sc in Software engineering from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in 2014, and graduated with a M.Sc in Software Engineering from Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ in 2016. He has worked as a Software Architect & Researcher at TrulyProtect since 2014.