Cyber Physical Assurance and Resiliency (CYPHAR)
Abstract
Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are physical and engineered systems that integrate computing, communication, and storage capabilities with monitoring and/or control of entities in the physical world. CPSs are at the core of all modern weapons systems, critical infrastructure, transportation, and manufacturing environments. Due to the real-time and mission-critical nature of these systems, past and present CPS designs have focused on safety and performance with little-to-no emphasis given to resilience or assurance in the context of malicious intent. This leaves these systems vulnerable to exploitation and attack. The Cyber-Physical Assurance and Resiliency (CYPHAR) program will develop the scientific foundations that enable the design and implementation of fundamentally or highly secure systems that are capable of maintaining state awareness and an accepted level of operation in the presence of CPS threats. Scientific developments will include the definition of measures, metrics, and algorithms needed to optimize the security, safety, and performance of next generation CPS designs and will also allow for the holistic assessment of current systems in a quantitative manner. This program will develop technologies to provide provably secure protection mechanisms needed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of system resources to support the design, testing, and implementation of highly assured and resilient CPSs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- ccf3dcea3cce8b53b23242f61a45c15c