Cyber Fighter Associate

Abstract

The Cyber Fighter Associate (CyFiA) is a decision-support program that works with the cyber-network modeling and simulation system, CyAMS. The CyFiA proposes agility maneuvers to a user based on cost and utility of the maneuver as well as the network and node facts. The control flow of the program models a human Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (OODA) loop. The OODA loop has been used as a model to describe decision-making in military environments, making it a reasonable model to use in the CyFiA. The CyFiA was tested to accomplish a patch-management mission while securing a critical path. As a first proof of concept a simulation with a network of 10 nodes and 4 possible agility maneuvers was used. In the future more agility maneuvers will be added and network complexity increased. It is projected that a tool like CyFiA will be a decision aid for network analysts and cyber teams evaluating and applying various agility maneuvers while accomplishing cyber missions in a fast-changing, dynamic environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1001925

Entities

People

  • Charles Huber
  • Lisa M. Marvel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Operations
  • Information Science
  • Java Programming Language
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Neurological Diseases/Conditions/Disorders
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber