Improving the Cybersecurity of U.S. Air Force Military Systems Throughout Their Life Cycles

Don Snyder ; James D. Powers ; Elizabeth Bodine-Baron ; Bernard Fox ; Lauren Kendrick ; Michael Powell

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Information Security;    Cyber Warfare;    Military Acquisition and Procurement;    Military Information Technology Systems;    United States Air Force;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1007
ISBN  :  9780833089007
RP-ID  :  RR-1007-AF

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

There is increasing concern that Air Force systems containing information technology are vulnerable to intelligence exploitation and offensive attack through cyberspace. In this report, the authors analyze how the Air Force acquisition/life-cycle management community can improve cybersecurity throughout the life cycle of its military systems. The focus is primarily on the subset of procured systems for which the Air Force has some control over design, architectures, protocols, and interfaces (e.g., weapon systems, platform information technology), as opposed to commercial, off-the-shelf information technology and business systems.