Cyber Collaborative Research Alliance

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) fosters research performed through the Cyber Security Collaborative Research Alliance (CSEC CRA), a competitively selected consortium, formed to advance the theoretical foundations of cyber science in the context of Army networks. This CRA consists of academia, industry and government researchers working jointly with the objective of developing a fundamental understanding of cyber phenomena so that fundamental laws, theories, and theoretically grounded and empirically validated models can be applied to a broad range of Army domains, applications, and environments. This research focuses on three interrelated aspects of cyber security and is conducted using a trans-disciplinary approach that takes into account the human element of the network. The three aspects of cyber that are addressed are: 1) vulnerabilities and risks of cyber networks to malicious activities, 2) anticipating, detecting, and analyzing malicious activities, and 3) agile cyber maneuver to thwart and defeat malicious activities. Overarching goals of cyber security are to significantly decrease the adversary's return on investment when considering cyber attack on Army networks, and minimizing the impact on (Army) network performance related to implementing cyber security. The CRA research creates a framework that effectively integrates the knowledge of cyber assets and potential adversary capabilities and approaches, and provides defense mechanisms that dynamically adjust to changes related to mission, assets, vulnerability state, and defense mechanisms. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0601121A_1_2040_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Increased funding due to revised economic assumptions.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Alliances
• Consortiums
• Cyber Threats
• Cyberattacks
• Cybermaneuver
• Cyberspace
• Defense Mechanisms
• Detection
• Intrusion
• Intrusion Detection
• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Intrusion Detectors
• Machine Learning
• Multi-Domain Operations
• Networks
• Security
• United States

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Cyber