Network Sensor to Geolocate Cyber Attacks and Framework

Cyber defense is a challenge in terrestrial environments and a great deal of progress has been made in recent years to support perimeter and host defenses in those environments. The tactical environment is now more challenging due to resource constraints such as bandwidth, Size-Weight-and-Power (SWaP) constraints, and the dynamic nature of deployed Mobile Ad-hoc NETworks (MANETs). Small portable devices such as Android smart phones may be utilized and connected to edge nodes in the MANET providing both an opportunity and a risk. The goal of this effort is to explore, design, and implement novel cyber defense techniques to enable tactical ground networks to meet the challenge of real-time distributed cyber defense and Situational Awareness (SA).