Holographic Projection and Cyber Attack Surface: A Physical Analogy for Digital Security

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Auteurs principaux: Fernandes, Ricardo Queiroz de Araujo, Santos, Anderson, de Carvalho, Daniel Maier, Molina, André Luiz Bandeira
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author Fernandes, Ricardo Queiroz de Araujo
Santos, Anderson
de Carvalho, Daniel Maier
Molina, André Luiz Bandeira
author_facet Fernandes, Ricardo Queiroz de Araujo
Santos, Anderson
de Carvalho, Daniel Maier
Molina, André Luiz Bandeira
contents This article presents an in-depth exploration of the analogy between the Holographic Principle in theoretical physics and cyber attack surfaces in digital security. Building on concepts such as black hole entropy and AdS/CFT duality, it highlights how complex infrastructures project their vulnerabilities onto their external interfaces. The paper draws a parallel between a black hole's event horizon, which encodes all internal information, and the attack surface, which reflects the internal architecture's security posture. Additionally, the article outlines how this conceptual framework can guide cybersecurity practices, emphasizing strategies such as attack surface reduction, continuous scanning with tools like OWASP ZAP and Greenbone OpenVAS, and the implementation of Zero Trust Architecture. This analogy not only provides a unique perspective on digital security but also underscores the critical importance of boundary-level defenses in protecting vast internal infrastructures.
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spellingShingle Holographic Projection and Cyber Attack Surface: A Physical Analogy for Digital Security
Fernandes, Ricardo Queiroz de Araujo
Santos, Anderson
de Carvalho, Daniel Maier
Molina, André Luiz Bandeira
Cryptography and Security
Logic in Computer Science
This article presents an in-depth exploration of the analogy between the Holographic Principle in theoretical physics and cyber attack surfaces in digital security. Building on concepts such as black hole entropy and AdS/CFT duality, it highlights how complex infrastructures project their vulnerabilities onto their external interfaces. The paper draws a parallel between a black hole's event horizon, which encodes all internal information, and the attack surface, which reflects the internal architecture's security posture. Additionally, the article outlines how this conceptual framework can guide cybersecurity practices, emphasizing strategies such as attack surface reduction, continuous scanning with tools like OWASP ZAP and Greenbone OpenVAS, and the implementation of Zero Trust Architecture. This analogy not only provides a unique perspective on digital security but also underscores the critical importance of boundary-level defenses in protecting vast internal infrastructures.
title Holographic Projection and Cyber Attack Surface: A Physical Analogy for Digital Security
topic Cryptography and Security
Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03136