R-EACTR: A Framework for Designing Realistic Cyber Warfare Exercises

Abstract

As the cyberspace domain expands into nearly every aspect of military operations, leaders are challenged to provide valuable training and exercises to a growing number of cyber units. In order to be valuable, the exercise experience must feel realistic. This report intro-duces a design framework for cyber warfare exercises called Realistic - Environment, Adversary, Communications, Tactics, and Roles (R-EACTR). The R-EACTR framework places realism at the forefront of every cyber warfare exercise design decision. This report also describes challenges involved in creating military cyber exercises, a framework for building realism into each aspect of the exercise, and a case study of one exercise where the framework was successfully employed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2017
Accession Number
AD1044880

Entities

People

  • Adam D. Cerini
  • Geoffrey B. Dobson
  • Luke J. Osterritter
  • Thomas G. Podnar

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Protection
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electronic Mail
  • Electronic Messaging
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Internet
  • Military Operations
  • Network Protocols
  • Routing Protocols
  • Software Development
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber