A review of cyber vigilance tasks for network defense

Guidetti, Oliver Alfred; Speelman, Craig; Bouhlas, Peter

doi:10.3389/fnrgo.2023.1104873

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“…Guidetti et al ( 2023 ) identified cyber-cognitive elements of software design and three central challenges in creating a cyber vigilance task. Firstly, civilian researchers cannot easily access existent vigilance tasks developed within a military context (Paul, 2014 ; Gutzwiller et al, 2015 ).…”

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“…The WACDT was therefore developed by civilians to expand cyber vigilance research beyond the military. Secondly, existent cyber vigilance tasks could be presented on a single computer monitor (McIntire et al, 2013 ; Mancuso et al, 2014 ; Sawyer et al, 2016 ; Guidetti et al, 2023 ). However, modern network defense is too complex a role to perform on a single computer monitor (D'Amico et al, 2016 ; Axon et al, 2018 ).…”

Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The final challenge overcome by the WACDT is that SEIM consoles are not designed according to a typical operating design (Reinerman-Jones et al, 2010 ; Guidetti et al, 2023 ). SEIM consoles lack a standardized design because each is built according to context-specific cyber security needs (Work, 2020 ).…”

Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Parasuraman ( 1979 , 1985 ) identified three essential task parameters that can lead to vigilance decrement on sustained attention tasks: cognitive load, event rate, and signal salience. Cognitive load refers to the volume, complexity, and diversity of information that must be retained in working memory while critical signals are appraised (Guidetti et al, 2023 ). In network defense, critical signals of cyber threats are the alerts visually displayed to analysts on SEIM consoles (McIntire et al, 2013 ; Mancuso et al, 2015 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cyber vigilance tasks are designed to emulate the cognitive demands associated with operating a SEIM (McIntire et al, 2013 ; Mancuso et al, 2015 ; Sawyer et al, 2016 ). Existent vigilance tasks, however, are out-dated simulations of the cognitive demands associated with modern network defense and are also preventatively difficult to access by researchers external to the military (McIntire et al, 2013 ; Mancuso et al, 2014 ; Sawyer et al, 2016 ; Guidetti et al, 2023 ). The Western Australian Cyber Defense Task (WACDT) was developed to fill the need for an updated cyber vigilance task accessible to civilian human factors researchers.…”

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The WACDT, a modern vigilance task for network defense

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Speelman,

Bouhlas

2023

Front. Neuroergonomics

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Vigilance decrement refers to a psychophysiological decline in the capacity to sustain attention to monotonous tasks after prolonged periods. A plethora of experimental tasks exist for researchers to study vigilance decrement in classic domains such as driving and air traffic control and baggage security; however, the only cyber vigilance tasks reported in the research literature exist in the possession of the United States Air Force (USAF). Moreover, existent cyber vigilance tasks have not kept up with advances in real-world cyber security and consequently no longer accurately reflect the cognitive load associated with modern network defense. The Western Australian Cyber Defense Task (WACDT) was designed, engineered, and validated. Elements of network defense command-and-control consoles that influence the trajectory of vigilance can be adjusted within the WACDT. These elements included cognitive load, event rate, signal salience and workload transitions. Two forms of the WACDT were tested. In static trials, each element was adjusted to its maximum level of processing difficulty. In dynamic trials, these elements were set to increase from their minimum to their maximum values. Vigilance performance in static trials was shown to improve over time. In contrast, dynamic WACDT trials were characterized by vigilance performance declines. The WACDT provides the civilian human factors research community with an up-to-date and validated vigilance task for network defense accessible to civilian researchers.

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Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

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Section: Cyber Vigilance Tasksmentioning

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Impact of computer-integrated technologies on cybersecurity in the defence sector

Semenenko,

Kirsanov,

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Tehnìka ta energetika

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The research relevance is determined by the ever-increasing threat of cyberattacks and the need to protect defence systems from these threats through the introduction of integrated computer technologies. The study aims to develop strategies for ensuring digital security in the defence sector, addressing the impact of information technology. The study analyses the impact of integrated computer technologies on information security in the military sphere, develops cybersecurity strategies and analyses examples of their application in the defence sector. The study determined that integrated computer technologies are substantial in improving cybersecurity in the defence sector. The analysis showed that they can effectively detect, analyse and respond to cyber threats, ensuring reliable protection of critical information resources. In addition, the digital security strategies developed addressed the specifics of the defence sector, helping to improve protection against cyberattacks and ensuring immediate action in the event of a threat. The resulting strategies for improving the digital security of the defence sector consider the specifics of the industry, contributing to increased resilience against cyber threats and ensuring prompt action in the event of potential attacks. The most significant examples of the introduction of these technologies, namely data mining, big data, distributed blockchain technology, analytical methods of cyber-analysis and cyber-physical systems, have demonstrated their effectiveness in real-world conditions, contributing to the security and resilience of defence systems. The results show the importance of information technology in improving cybersecurity in the defence sector. This confirms the need for systematic implementation of such technologies to ensure effective protection against modern cyber threats

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Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Analysis-based Risk Assessment for Smart Ship

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A review of cyber vigilance tasks for network defense

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The WACDT, a modern vigilance task for network defense

The WACDT, a modern vigilance task for network defense

Impact of computer-integrated technologies on cybersecurity in the defence sector

Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Analysis-based Risk Assessment for Smart Ship

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