Monitoring Containerized Environments for Security State Error Detection (Internship), Short Course | Part time | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) | Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
3 months
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The Monitoring Containerized Environments for Security State Error Detection (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

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Overview

About the project

Operating System (OS) virtualization, also known as container-based virtualization, has gained momentum over the past few years thanks to its lightweight nature and support for agility. However, its compelling features come at the price of a reduced isolation level compared to the traditional host-based virtualization techniques, exposing workloads to various threats, such as container escape. In those threats, compromised or rogue containers might exploit existing vulnerabilities or poor container deployment choices to successfully inject security state errors (e.g., breaking out of the namespace isolation mechanisms and running as a root at the host level). To effectively detect those security state errors, we would like to monitor containers at the system call level as the latter accurately maps processes to their activities.  The  Monitoring Containerized Environments for Security State Error Detection (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Programme Structure

  • Put in place and document an efficient container monitoring mechanism that will be used subsequently in conjunction with an error detection artifact to uncover erroneous security states in Docker-based containerized environments.
  •  Using the established monitoring mechanism, the student will run a set of planned container activities and build datasets that will be used for system call and execution path analysis.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 3 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details

Students can choose their own start and end dates as the program runs across the year

Language

English
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
79

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
3.5

English requirements

TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
79

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Other requirements

General requirements

  • Official Transcript(s) in English from current and previous institutions
  • Letter of Recommendation from faculty member in field of study
  • Valid Passport(with six months validity)
  • CV - Summary of your career, qualifications and education.
  • Statement of Purpose-Explain your motivation to become a VSRP intern

Recommended student academic & research background

  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Linux
  • C/C++, Python

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 SAR per year during 3 months.
  • National

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 SAR per year during 3 months.

This is a fully-funded internship; it includes tuition, airfare, housing, medical insurance, visa reimbursement and a monthly stipend of $1,000. 

Living costs for Thuwal

2270 - 3445 SAR /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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