Mission aware cyber‐physical security
Résumé
Perimeter cybersecurity, while essential, has proven insufficient against sophisticated, coordinated, and cyber‐physical attacks. In contrast, mission‐centric cybersecurity emphasizes finding evidence of attack impact on mission success, allowing for targeted resource allocation to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect critical assets. Mission Aware is a systems‐theoretic cybersecurity analysis that identifies components that, if compromised, destabilize the overall mission. It generates evidence by finding potential attack vectors relevant to mission‐linked elements and traces this evidence to mission requirements, prioritizing high‐impact vulnerabilities relative to mission objectives. Mission Aware is an informational tool for system resilience by unifying cybersecurity analysis with core systems engineering goals.