Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.4018/IJCWT.2021070104

Publication Title

International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

Volume

11

Issue

3

Pages

41-57

Abstract

A recent cyberweapons effectiveness methodology clearly provides a parallel but distinct process from that of kinetic weapons – both for defense and offense purposes. This methodology promotes consistency and improves cyberweapon system evaluation accuracy – for both offensive and defensive postures. However, integrating this cyberweapons effectiveness methodology into the design phase and operations phase of weapons systems development is still a challenge. The paper explores several systems engineering modeling techniques (e.g., SysML) and how they can be leveraged towards an enhanced effectiveness methodology. It highlights how failure mode analyses (e.g., FMEA) can facilitate cyber damage determination and target assessment, how block and parametric diagraming techniques can facilitate characterizing cyberweapons and eventually assess the effectiveness of such weapons and conversely assess vulnerabilities of systems to certain types of cyberweapons.

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Original Publication Citation

Pinto, C. A., Zurasky, M., Elakramine, F., Amrani, S. E., Jaradat, R., M., Kerr, C., & Dayarathna, V., L. (2021). Enhancing cyberweapon effectiveness methodology with SE modeling techniques: Both for offense and defense. International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism 11(3), 41-57. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCWT.2021070104

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