Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A18-024

Description

There is an urgent need for warfighters to train for cyber warfare as it is likely to manifest in the context of their own operational environment. The complex decision making typically needed in cyber and kinetic engagements leads to a multiplication of potential responses.This complexity drives the need to develop an integrated solution for the combined cyberspace/kinetic battlefield training and ultimately towards the need for high-fidelity, multi-factor simulated engagements, in which cyber and kinetic domains affect each other. Existing approaches to introduce cyber effects in kinetic engagements do so at a very coarse level that does not accurately reflect the dynamics with which cyber threats can degrade our weapon system operation and the accompanying command and control cycle.The goal of this effort is to develop iSCORE, a system which will simulate an intelligent, responsive cyber OPFOR, and integrate it with emulated tactical networks, and live, virtual, constructive and gaming systems into a full and instrumented synthetic cyber/kinetic warfare training environment. We propose to develop a solution that enables the dynamic effects of compromised data privacy, integrity or availability to realistically affect operational systems, humans in the loop, or constructive entities, potentially causing changes in battlefield outcome.