Cyber Health and Status Data Collection via Unintended Emissions

Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century, as it imposes requirements for automated monitoring of system status and information states in order to achieve operational security. To date there has been limited planning conducted to account for cybersecurity risks in the case of cyber data information capture and analysis. This is especially the case for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) federated and non-federated simulations, which are a keystone to large Enterprise based computational systems relied upon by the MDA. Expansion of data capture beyond traditional assessments is therefore necessary in order to achieve cyber resiliency. Unintended analog information leakage of critical cyber data through side channels, such as radiated and conducted electromagnetic emissions, provide critical insight into cyber information states and health status that must be included in a robust and resilient solution. Under this effort, Nokomis will conclusively demonstrate the feasibility of using unintended emissions to automatically acquire and analyze cyber information states, providing real-time cyber health assessment and real-time detection of cyber-attacks such as adversarial intrusions. The Phase I Base Period focuses on demonstrating technical feasibility and advantages, while the Option Period focuses on specifying the CONOPS best suited to the missile defense M&S Enterprise. Approved for Public Release | 16-MDA-8917 (15 November 16)