Angela Orebaugh
Adjunct Professor
George Mason Univeristy
571-215-1210
Biosketch
Angela Orebaugh is an internationally recognized security technologist, scientist, and author, with over 15 years of experience. She currently serves as a technology advisor and consultant for commercial and government clients.
Ms. Orebaugh is a Guest Researcher for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where she leads several security initiatives including the authoring of security special publications, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), and electronic voting.
Ms. Orebaugh is a Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor for George Mason University where she performs specialized research and development for the further advancement of information security. At GMU she developed and taught the Intrusion Detection curriculum, a core requirement for the Forensics program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her current research interests include peer-reviewed publications in the areas of intrusion detection and prevention, data mining, attacker profiling, user behavior analysis, and network forensics.
Ms. Orebaugh has a broad spectrum of professional experience in information security, with hands-on expertise in security architecture design and analysis, perimeter defense, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, forensics, intrusion detection and prevention, and incident handling and response. She has a wealth of knowledge from industry, academia, and government from her consulting experience with prominent Fortune 500 companies, the Department of Defense, startups, and universities.
Ms. Orebaugh holds a Masters degree in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University. She is currently writing her dissertation for her Ph.D. at George Mason University, with a concentration in Information Security.
Ms. Orebaugh is the author of the Syngress best seller's Wireshark and Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit and Ethereal Packet Sniffing. She has also co-authored the Snort Cookbook and Intrusion Prevention and Active Response. Angela is a researcher, writer, and speaker for SANS Institute and faculty for The Institute for Applied Network Security. She is a frequently invited speaker at a variety of conferences and security events.
Research Interests
- Information Security
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
- Attacker Profiling
- User Behavior Analysis
- Network Forensics
Teaching
- Intrusion Detection and Forensics (TCOM 690)
Publications
Books
Orebaugh, A. et.al. Wireshark & Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer Toolkit, Syngress Publishing, 2006.
Orebaugh, A., Biles, S., Babbin, J., Snort Cookbook, OReilly Publishing, ISBN: 0596007914, 2005.
Orebaugh, A., Rash, M., Babbin, J. and Pinkard, B., Intrusion Prevention and Active Response: Deploying Network and Host IPS, Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 193226647X, 2005.
Orebaugh, A., Ethereal Packet Sniffing, Syngress Publishing, Boston, MA., ISBN: 1932266828, 2004.
Journal Papers (refereed)
Orebaugh, A., Proactive Forensics, Journal of Digital Forensic Practice, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2006.
Conference Papers (refereed)
Orebaugh, A. An Instant Messaging Intrusion Detection System Framework: Using Character Frequency Analysis for Authorship Identification and Validation. IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (ICCST). 2006.
Invited Talks
Orebaugh, A. Deep Packet Inspection, SANS, 2004.
Orebaugh, A. The Importance of Information Security Certifications, FISSEA, 2004.
Orebaugh, A. Wireless: Ready or Not, NEXPO 2004.
Magazine Articles
Orebaugh, A. and Cole, E., Intrusion Prevention and Active Response: Implementing an Open Source Defense, SysAdmin Magazine, 2005.
Orebaugh, A. Special Report: Cognitive Computing and Machine Learning. IANewsletter. Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center. Volume 6, Number 4. 2004.
Industry Papers
Orebaugh, A., et. al., NISTGuide to IPSEC VPNs. Draft Special Publication 800-77, 2005.
Technical Reviewer
Souppaya, M., Kent, K., NIST Guide to Computer Security Log Management. Draft Special Publication 800-92, 2006.
Mell, P. Kent, K. NIST Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems. Draft Special Publication 800-94, 2006.
Papers Currently Under Review
Orebaugh, A., Constructing Attack Scenarios for Attacker Profiling and Identification, 2005.
Orebaugh, A., iCar: A Telematics Remote Management and Monitoring Methodology, 2005.
Journal Reviewer
Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Reviewer for IEEE Computer Magazine