Understanding the User can be a Tool for Cyber Defense

Abstract

There is little question that Cyber Defense Analysis is a complex and difficult activity. The shear immensity of cyberspace and the inconsistency of attacks requires a comparable effort in terms of aiding. This paper suggests that an understanding of end user experiences and behaviors could be utilized to provide information and support to analysts. In order to attain that understanding, we propose that, in addition to and in support of the development of new technologies and tools, research is needed that focuses on understanding the interactions between cyber attack, end users' psychological states, behavioral indicators of those states and individual characteristics that are likely to mediate behavioral responses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562701

Entities

People

  • Erik W. Armbrust
  • Gina F. Thomas
  • Krystal M. Thomas
  • Michael W. Haas
  • Samuel R. Kuper

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Defense Techniques
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace