Protecting the Infrastructure of Michigan: Analyzing and Understanding Internet Infrastructure

Author

Samuel BlaserFollow
Travis Munyer
Damian Ramirez
Lester Juarez
Jackson Servant

Month/Year of Graduation

5-2023

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Computer Science

First Advisor

Greg Hoff

Abstract

The Michigan Army National Guard DCOE is hoping to increase their understanding of the physical, electrical, protocol, and logical topography of internet service. In order to understand the infrastructure of the internet, information must be collected on its pieces. By studying, describing, and illustrating the infrastructure of the global internet we can develop hardening tactics, improve user training, and develop contingency plans in the case of an attack. The research is focused on where data lives, locating data centers in the region, identifying global infrastructure and who owns it, and potential for hardening. An interactive map has been created in QGIS to plot the collected data. The information has been stored in a repository for ease of access and the continuation of the project.

Recommended Citation

Blaser, Samuel; Munyer, Travis; Ramirez, Damian; Juarez, Lester; and Servant, Jackson, "Protecting the Infrastructure of Michigan: Analyzing and Understanding Internet Infrastructure" (2023). Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects. 222.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/university_honors_program/222