CyRF System for Combined Cyber-EW Vulnerability Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current testing systems are inadequate in detecting and mitigating combined Cyber/Electronic Warfare (EW) threats targeting software defined communications systems, as they separate Cyber and EW attacks, failing to consider simultaneous vulnerabilities in communication and computational elements.
Innovation Solution
The CyRF system integrates signal and computational testing to detect and analyze vulnerabilities in software defined communications systems, using a controlled execution environment, instrumentation of simulated communication signals, and executing SDR code to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, providing an automated search for malicious signals and data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate testing systems are used for Cyber and EW attacks, then each testing function can be optimized independently, but the system cannot detect combined Cyber/EW vulnerabilities that require simultaneous analysis of both attack types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges Cyber attack simulation and EW attack simulation into a single integrated testing system. The system combines a controlled execution environment for Cyber attacks with an RF signal generation and analysis capability for EW attacks, allowing simultaneous execution and analysis of both attack types to detect combined vulnerabilities that separate systems cannot identify
Solution Approach 2:
The testing system is designed with multi-functionality to handle both Cyber and EW attack simulations. It includes a controlled execution environment that can run software under test while simultaneously generating and analyzing RF signals, making the system universal for testing against combined attack vectors without requiring separate dedicated systems
2Measurement precision
If Cyber attack testing systems are built with network simulation focus, then Cyber vulnerability detection is optimized, but the system cannot capture and analyze RF frequencies for EW attack detection
Solution Approach 1:
The system extends the traditional Cyber testing capability by adding RF signal capture and analysis functions. The controlled execution environment now works in conjunction with RF signal generation and analysis capabilities, allowing the same system to optimize for both Cyber vulnerability detection and EW attack detection, making it adaptable to multiple attack types
3Measurement precision
If EW attack testing systems are configured for RF signal analysis, then electromagnetic signature analysis is optimized, but the system cannot build and operate within network simulations for Cyber attack testing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines RF signal analysis capabilities with network simulation capabilities in a single integrated system. The controlled execution environment allows the system to simulate network conditions for Cyber attacks while simultaneously capturing and analyzing RF signals for EW attacks, creating a versatile platform that handles both testing domains
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AI summary
A system and method for testing for software vulnerabilities within components installed within a compartmentalized testing environment is presented herein. The system allows software code to be run within a software simulation environment, providing representative signals, whether Radio Frequency, microwave, or other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, to test signals to the component under test while its execution is monitored and controlled within the compartmentalized testing environment. The system and method is particularly effective for searching for and identifying vulnerabilities to combined Cyber/Electronic Warfare attacks.