Cyber Exercise Scenario Builder Using Modular Program Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Creating and modifying cyber exercise scenarios is labor-intensive and difficult to reuse, as existing methods lack efficiency in scenario configuration changes and reusability.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that uses an exercise builder to generate and edit cyber exercise scenarios by combining program components based on their relationships, allowing for easy creation, modification, and reuse of scenarios through a graphical interface and automated script execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If cyber exercise scenarios are created and modified using traditional manual methods, then scenario customization is possible, but the workload is labor-intensive and reusability is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The scenario is divided into multiple program components that can be independently created, stored, and reused. Each component represents a discrete unit of the cyber exercise scenario, allowing modular assembly and modification without recreating entire scenarios from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
Program components are designed to be universal and reusable across multiple scenarios. A single component can be incorporated into different scenario configurations, enabling the same defensive or offensive actions to be tested in various contextual situations without remanufacturing.
2Manufacturing precision
If cyber exercise scenarios are created using detailed manual configuration, then scenario precision is high, but the complexity of creation and modification increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the scenario into standardized program components with defined interfaces and relationships, the system achieves precise configuration through modular assembly rather than monolithic manual coding, reducing creation complexity while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
Pre-defined program components serve as templates that can be copied and reused across scenarios. This copying mechanism preserves precise configurations once created, eliminating the need to manually recreate identical scenario elements and reducing overall system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional scenario creation methods are used, then complete scenario control is achieved, but reusability and customization efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Segmenting scenarios into reusable program components directly enables adaptability and versatility. Components can be selectively assembled to create different scenario variations, allowing the same library of components to serve multiple purposes across different exercise objectives and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
Program components are prepared and validated in advance as reusable units. This preliminary action of pre-defining components with proper interfaces and relationships enables rapid scenario assembly and improves creation productivity while maintaining complete control over scenario execution.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor coupled to the memory and configured to receive information indicating a plurality of program components used to execute a cyber exercise and a relationship between the plurality of program components, and generate a program group included in a scenario that controls execution of the cyber exercise by combining the plurality of program components based on the information indicating the relationship.