Accession Number:

AD1085742

Title:

Robust and Resilient Logistics Operations in a Degraded Information Environment

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA United States

Personal Author(s):

• Snyder,Don
• Bodine-Baron,Elizabeth
• Amouzegar,Mahyar A.
• Lynch,Kristin F.
• Lee,Mary
• Drew,John G.

Report Date:

2017-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

67.0

Abstract:

Logistics operations depend on accurate information. If acted upon, inaccurate information can cause support operations to work counter to desired outcomes and potentially negatively affect combat operations. Even relatively small errors in support systems can, in some circumstances, have large effects on operations. Yet errors are inevitable, so logistics operations should be robust to errors, whether they are a random occurrence or the result of a deliberate, targeted cyber attack. The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to determine where it is most fruitful to focus effort in making changes to tactics, techniques, and procedures to improve an airmans ability to detect, evaluate, and mitigate significant corruption of logistics data. The goal is to respond to errors in data before they have a significant negative effect on combat operations.

Descriptors:

• cybersecurity
• information systems
• air force
• logistics
• risk
• cyberattacks
• detectors
• risk analysis
• supply chain
• warning systems
• digital data

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE