Multi-Level Cybersecurity for Cyber Assured Munitions

The USAF AFRL/RW Cyber Assured Munitions (CAM) program has the requirement for high trust multi-level separation / segmentation methods which are compatible with embedded computing hardware and Operating Systems (OS) to protect classified data in storage and in transit during Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). A multi-level security solution that separates different classifications for dissemination to end users is a vital requirement to CAM. The technology applies to all other USAF commands. Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) and our subcontractor, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), have developed a Multi-Level Security Partition Module (MSPM) that provides comprehensive cyber assurance and cybersecurity protection for multiple levels of classified information on embedded computing devices. The MSPM is built from MSI’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) reasoning engine and GDMS CSfC-certified OKL4 microvisor, which is a GDMS non-defense commercial product offering. MSPM differs from the commercial GDMS OKL4 product because MSPM employs a Separation Kernel/Hypervisor designed and developed for high-assurance systems, and supports full virtualization, enabling guest operating systems (e.g., Wind River OS, Linux, and Windows) and legacy applications to run unmodified. MSI proposes a Direct to Phase 2 that will develop and deliver a Trusted Information Assurance (TIA) product for protecting munitions from cyber threats.