Resilient Infrastructure
Abstract
Resilient Infrastructure entailed the ability to withstand cyber attacks and to sustain or recover critical functions. This provided the ability to continue to perform functions and provided services at required levels during an attack. The objective in this area was to develop integrated architectures that were optimized for their ability to absorb cyber shock and recover in a timely fashion to a known secure state with well-defined performance characteristics. Resilient algorithms and protocols increased the repertoire of resiliency mechanisms available to the infrastructure and architecture. Research was needed to develop resiliency at lower levels with specific algorithms and protocols to support higher-level resilient architectures. Funded research under the Tactical Platform Cyber Resiliency project, developed techniques for furnishing resiliency on critical real-time control systems against cyber-attacks. Through the enhancement of existing fault tolerance on physical systems, known as Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), combinations of artificial, manipulated crashes, and delayed input evolved a level of tolerance to enforce resilience. The successful collaboration with Siemens transitioned the technology to the Naval Capability Program, Resilient Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Security (RHIMES), which is now supports the NATO Sea Sparrow program. Under the Network PUMP-II project, research explored the challenges of optimizing enterprise based data sharing requirements for the tactical war-fighter and intelligence missions. The project developed a cost effective, high throughput government-off-the-shelf cross domain solutions that provided the war-fighter with improved sensitive data correlation and intelligent data decision capabilities. The technology is transitioning to the Naval Air Systems Command, Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Program Office.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 6c629ca16d44a6a9c4ec7d58b4139e9b
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- Root: Cyber Security Research