RT 204: Systemic Security and the Role of Heterarchical Design in Cyber-Physical Systems
Abstract
This effort constituted Phase 1 of RT-204, Systemic Security and the Role of Heterarchical Design in Cyber-Physical Systems. Previous work, conducted in the pilot investigation of RT-180, envisioned a multi-year progression of research and associated development to support analysis of security protection strategies for cyber-physical systems (CPS). RT-180 proposed an approach based on the abstraction and subsequent simulation of dynamic processes on functional graph models. Extending RT-180 into RT-204, the ultimate goal is to produce systems engineering methods, processes, and tools that enable co-development of system models and threat attacker models to inform requirements and design of complex engineered systems, specifically CPS. Purpose: The work performed under Phase 1 of RT-204 takes the first steps toward developing and gradually maturing a capability to define and analyze security threats and counter-threat design patterns for cyber-physical systems. The envisioned approach aims to enable the greater community to rationally compare and select security implementations (a) in the early stages of design, designing in security, and is (b) also applicable to already designed systems where security solution are needed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 07, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1074519
Entities
People
- Dane Freeman
- Erika Brimhall
- Megan Clifford
- Nicholas Bollweg
- Thomas Mcdermott
- Valerie Sitterle
- Zachary Welz
Organizations
- Stevens Institute of Technology