How Much is Good Enough? Measuring the Complexity of Cyber Environments

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Abstract:

Value Proposition in Understanding Complexity. Organizations must strive to make risk-based decisions to optimize their security stack; This is not as easy as it sounds. Enemy tactics and techniques continually shift as much as the technology is evolving; Security stacks are diverse and complex. The complexity of the system may inhibit or enhance performance; Measurement would enable better decisions.

Author(s):
Tucker, Brett
Author Organization(s):
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
Funding Organization(s):
AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER HANSCOM AFB MA, HANSCOM AFB , MA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Briefing Charts
Publication Date:
2022 Jun 01
Pagination:
11

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Contract Number(s):
FA8702-15-D-0002
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Cyber
Communities of Interest:
Cyber
Descriptor(s):
cybersecurity, software development, security, technical debt, engineering, information security, materials, universities, communication channels, data sets, department of defense, governments, guarantees, risk management, education, law
Keyword(s):
NICE(National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education)
Subject Categories:
Mathematical and Computer Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Jun 07
Update Date:
2022 Jul 27