Simulation Needs for Cyber Analytics

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Simulation Needs for Cyber Analytics

• 28-30 October

PNNL-SA-63095
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Introduction

• Simulation Group Leads
• Sandy Thompson
• Laura Nolan

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Overview

• One of the Discipline Groups
• Group will
• examine the analytical issues from the tracks
• Identify issues that simulation can help address
• Propose simulation solutions to address issues
• DCO session goal is to identify
• Current capabilities
• Requirements
• Capability needs
• General Information

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Please rate (high, med, low) how Simulation is
doing in
Tracks Overall Well defined need Requires research Importance
Cyber Environment 4th Gen
Cyber Situational Awareness C2
Cyber Defense
Cyber Exploitation and Offensive Ops
Cyber Deterrence
DoD Cyber Policy
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Current Capabilities

• What are current simulation tools?
• Characteristics of good tools
• Fidelity,
• Ease of use,
• Cost, ...
• Should tools be accredited by IO JMEMS?
• What sort of VV is/should be required for Cyber
  Simulation tools?

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Simulation Questions

• 1. What variables need to be accounted for in
  simulations?
• Human interfaces with networks
• Applications (email, chat, VTC, )
• Data packets
• Data flows
• Network characteristics (bandwidth, routes, )
• Defensive countermeasures
• Adversary activities (tools, culture, decisions,
  )
• Mission and Campaign impact (translation from
  technical effect)
• Second and third order effects (connected systems)

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Simulation Questions

• 2. What systems should be simulated and where?
• Computer network
• Critical Infrastructures
• Process control systems
• Others
• On the IO Range
• Other ranges and testbeds

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Simulation Questions

• 3. Who is the target audience for cyber
  simulations?
• Network/Software/Hardware designers
• Network builders
• System administrators
• Cyber Ops planners and decision makers
• Campaign analysts
• Other analysts (Cyber Ops, vulnerability,
  network, system-of-systems, )
• End-host users
• Business managers
• POM
• Justification for funding requires translation
  from geek-speak, transparent methodology, and
  clear return on investment

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Requirements for Simulation Tools

• What sets of requirements are applicable?
• Air Force
• IO JMEM
• What requirements should be added?

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Needed Capabilities

• Areas in need of simulation
• Campaign-level meaning
• Prototype tools
• Restrictions on cyber simulation
• Minimal data (SAP/SAR/uncollected)
• Accreditation process
• What should be included
• Who should lead or participate

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General Needs

• Identify organizations who fund cyber simulation
  research
• Identify organizations who do or would be
  interested in cyber simulation research

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What are we missing?