EXPERT SYSTEMS APPLIED TO VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS

PDA PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF THREE TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE PREPROCESSING TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO INPUT DATA FOR VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT COMPUTER CODES. THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE COMPUTER GRAPHICS SYSTEMS, DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AND EXPERT OR KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT EVALUATION RESULTS BY MINIMIZING THE SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE USER IN PREPARING THE INPUT DATA. THE FINAL REPORT WILL INCLUDE A FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN OF AN "EXPERT VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT (EVA) SYSTEM".