What To Do First: Ranking The Mission Impact Graph for Effective Mission Assurance

Pranavi Appana, Xiaoyan Sun, Yuan Cheng

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Abstract

Network attacks continue to pose threats to missions in cyber space. To prevent critical missions from getting impacted or minimize the possibility of mission impact, active cyber defense is very important. Mission impact graph is a graphical model that enables mission impact assessment and shows how missions can be possibly impacted by cyber attacks. Although the mission impact graph provides valuable information, it is still very difficult for human analysts to comprehend due to its size and complexity. Especially when given limited resources, human analysts cannot easily decide which security measures to take first with respect to mission assurance. Therefore, this paper proposes to apply a ranking algorithm towards the mission impact graph so that the huge amount of information can be prioritized. The actionable conditions that can be managed by security admins are ranked with numeric values. The rank enables efficient utilization of limited resources and provides guidance for taking security countermeasures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages567-571
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538692233
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2019 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: 18 Feb 201921 Feb 2019

Publication series

Name2019 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2019

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, ICNC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period18/02/1921/02/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture

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