Yonghyun Kim, Donghwa Kim, Donghwan Lee, Juyoub Kim, Miyoung Kwon, Myung Kil Ahn, Journal of Internet Computing and Services, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 87-98, Dec. 2024
10.7472/jksii.2024.25.6.87, Full Text:
Keywords: CyMIA, Cyber Attack, cyber M&S, Mission Damage Assessment, Mission Impact Analysis, Counter-fire Warfare

Abstract

As the frequency and complexity of cyber attacks increase, it has become crucial to accurately analyze their impact on military mission systems and develop appropriate response strategies. Previous studies have primarily focused on the technical aspects of cyber attacks, analyzing their impact on mission performance only partially. However, this approach has limitations in comprehensively assessing the overall damage to mission systems. To overcome these limitations, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) developed CyMIA(Cyber Mission Impact Analysis Technology). CyMIA uses M&S (Modeling and Simulation) techniques to quantitatively evaluate the damage caused by cyber attacks and the resulting changes in mission systems. This Paper presents a process using CyMIA to conduct cyber attacks on military mission systems, analyze the impact of mission damage from these attacks, and propose corresponding countermeasures. To this end, CyMIA is used to create counter-fire warfare mission scenarios and cyber attack scenarios, and mission damage due to cyber attacks is analyzed through various metrics provided by CyMIA. Using CyMIA's effectiveness metrics, we assessed the success of the cyber attacks, required time, target strike ratios, and mission success rates. Additionally, we developed response methods to mitigate the attacks and compared the simulation results before and after applying these countermeasures. In the future, CyMIA is expected to be utilized for mission impact assessments against cyber attacks on various military mission systems, aiding in the establishment of cyber defense strategies and countermeasures.

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