Mission Models for Cyber-Resilient Military Operations

Abstract

This chapter examines the role of mission models for analyzing and improving cyber resilience in tactical military environments, and for maintaining situational understanding in the face of cyberattacks. While considering the interdependencies of mission functions and how they rely on cyber assets is fundamental to effective resilience, more work is needed in automated methods for building such dependency models. This is complicated by the fact that such dependencies often vary over time. We discuss the need for appropriate modeling abstractions and level of detail, driven by mission requirements. We also describe some preliminary efforts in standardization of mission models for cyber resilience.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2018
Accession Number
AD1091410

Entities

People

  • Pierre Trepagnier
  • Sowdagar Badesha
  • Steven Noel
  • Tim Dudman

Organizations

  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Environment
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Language
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Networks
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber