VMF Fault Tolerant Active Defense for BMDS

The goal of Fault Tolerant Systems is to maximize the ability to continue critical operations following partial compromise or system failure. In VMF Fault Tolerant Active Defense (VFAD) Phase I, ISAC, Inc. proposes to: 1. Develop a low latency fault tolerant active defense capability that uses bait and switch to redirect attackers to a honeypot where they can do no harm. 2. Demonstrate that a fault tolerant active defense bait and switch honeypot can be employed safely in missile defense systems when used with a very low or no false alarm IDS. 3. Identify IDS systems capable of leveraging the highly standardized format of VMF messages to achieve extremely low or no false alarms, a condition absolutely essential for safe implementation of active defense. The VFAD architecture consists of three major components:  A bait and switch modules that redirects attackers  A virtual BMDS honeynet that can be used by the security manager to observe the attack as it unfolds, assess attacker intentions, and develop countermeasures  An extremely low or no false positive IDS VFAD can be developed rapidly and inserted near term at a relatively low cost without major weapons or communications system systems redesign.