Date of Award
Spring 2025
Document Type
Doctoral Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Engineering (D Eng)
Department
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Program/Concentration
Cybersecurity
Committee Director
Chung-Hao Chen
Committee Member
Linda Vahala
Committee Member
James Pyne
Abstract
[First paragraph] Cyber threats are evolving in complexity and frequency, posing significant challenges for cybersecurity professionals in identifying, categorizing, and responding to attacks in real time. Unlike traditional warfare, where battlefield awareness is based on fixed geographic warfare, cyber operations involve abstract attack vectors, non-linear threat escalation, and rapidly changing network conditions. Modern cyber threats, such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), polymorphic malware, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, require adaptive visualization techniques that provide real-time awareness and facilitate rapid decision-making. However, existing symbology standards, such as MIL-STD-2525D, were not designed to accommodate the dynamic nature of cyber warfare. The inability of this standard to update dynamically in response to real-time threats creates delays in cyber defense decision-making, increases cognitive load on analysis, and reduces the effectiveness of cybersecurity operations.
DOI
10.25777/z31s-ey38
Recommended Citation
Macrino, Nicholas.
"Cybermapping Solutions: A Unified Approach in US/NATO Military Applications and Development"
(2025). Doctor of Engineering (D Eng), Doctoral Project, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/z31s-ey38
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ece_deng_projects/2
