Cyber Modeling, Simulation & Experimentation (MSE)
Abstract
Developed modeling and simulation capabilities that were able to sufficiently simulate the cyber environment in which the DoD operates and enables a more robust assessment and validation of cyber technology development. There were two technical challenges associated with cyber MSE: 1) Cyber Modeling and Simulation, and 2) Cyber Measurement. Cyber Modeling and Simulation sought to develop tools and techniques that enabled analytical modeling and multi-scale simulation of complex cyber systems. Cyber Measurement developed cyber experimentation and test range technology to conduct controlled, repeatable experiments, providing the ability to track the progress of cyber research investments in a quantitative fashion. This area explored new analytical methodologies, models, and experimental data sets to establish metrics to measure a system’s state of security, applying the scientific method to establish the foundations of a framework in which cyber security research could be conducted, to test hypotheses with measurable and repeatable results, and the quantitative experimentation and assessment for new cyber technologies. These new methodologies enabled the exploration of modeling and simulation tools and techniques that drove innovation in research. Additionally, these methodologies aided in integrating experimentation by simulating the cyber environment with sufficient fidelity and integrating cyber modeling and simulation with the traditional modeling and simulation related to the kinetic domain. Funded research under the Metrics, Instrumentation and Emulation for Cyberspace Operations, Electronic Warfare (EW) and Communications/Networking project developed a selected set of vignettes and scenarios to understand the complex interactions between red and blue networks. The metrics derived from analyzing these scenarios were used to better inform future design choices in cyberspace, EW, and communications systems. The dynamic scenarios developed under this research are being migrated into to a distributed test-bed to support development of analytical tools.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0967b2b5ef878376f4eea369bdd46645
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- Root: Cyber Security Research