
This paper presents Dynamic Chunk Rotation (DCR), a storage-layer moving target defense mechanism for distributed file systems. DCR periodically migrates data chunks across storage nodes, causing attacker topology knowledge to decay over time and creating a structural gap in the ransomware kill chain at the lateral movement-to-execution phase. We develop a formal knowledge decay model, derive bounds on attacker success probability as a function of rotation parameters, and analyze the security-overhead tradeoff. An adaptive tier-escalation daemon (Lorraine) provides threat-responsive rotation frequency control. Proof-of-concept implementation on a 7-node MooseFS cluster demonstrates empirical validation of the decay curve across dwell times of 0 through 20 rotation cycles. Two U.S. provisional patents pending.
distribute file systems, cybersecurity, storage security, ransomware resilience, chunck rotation, moving target defense, knowledge decay
distribute file systems, cybersecurity, storage security, ransomware resilience, chunck rotation, moving target defense, knowledge decay
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