Mission Threads

Towards Automated Cyber Mission Modelling

Abstract:

Large-scale enterprises execute a full range of missions to satisfy objectives. Healthy enterprises should acquire and maintain mission awareness (which requires reasoning) over mis-sion models that identify the structure and character of missions along with their related cyber resources. Models are typically constructed by subject matter experts using a time- and labour-in-tensive manual process. This paper describes a novel framework comprising high-level processes that model mission essential functions and mission threads, as well as recognising active instances. This framework enables data-driven, semi-automated modelling to construct accurate, timely mission representations necessary for mission assurance and mission mapping.

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Volume 18, Issue 4

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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