Mission Thread Analysis
Abstract
The Cyber Mission Thread Analysis (CMTA) project establishes an analytical approach for prioritizing where the Air Force should perform detailed cyber investigations based on potential mission impact. The results generated by the analytical approach will provide a system-of-systems mission context for prioritizing cyber vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation strategies and tactics, within programs and across the Air Force enterprise to improve mission assurance and effectiveness in a cyber-contested environment. Activities include investigating existing methodologies, prototyping an analytical process, prototyping software support tools, and building upon that to institutionalize CMTA in our acquisition processes. These activities will provide a common, repeatable, mission level cyber analytical methodology. Each CMTA will identify the functions performed, participating systems, and top level interactions among all relevant participants from the user's point of view. By understanding operational intent, mission dependencies, and the cyber risk landscape, operational and technology experts from various disciplines including acquisition, development, operational support, and sustainment can make objective statements about mission impact and task outcomes, as well as assess potential mitigations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 642836_0604414F_4_3600_PB_2019
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