Visible to the public Assessment of Cyber Security Implications of New Technology Integrations into Military Supply Chains

TitleAssessment of Cyber Security Implications of New Technology Integrations into Military Supply Chains
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsSobb, Theresa May, Turnbull, Benjamin
Conference Name2020 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW)
Date Publishedmay
KeywordsComputer crime, cyber, cyber-security.framework, Lenses, military, power system faults, Power system protection, privacy, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, security, supply chain, supply chain security, Supply chains, Systems-of-Systems
AbstractMilitary supply chains play a critical role in the acquisition and movement of goods for defence purposes. The disruption of these supply chain processes can have potentially devastating affects to the operational capability of military forces. The introduction and integration of new technologies into defence supply chains can serve to increase their effectiveness. However, the benefits posed by these technologies may be outweighed by significant consequences to the cyber security of the entire defence supply chain. Supply chains are complex Systems of Systems, and the introduction of an insecure technology into such a complex ecosystem may induce cascading system-wide failure, and have catastrophic consequences to military mission assurance. Subsequently, there is a need for an evaluative process to determine the extent to which a new technology will affect the cyber security of military supply chains. This work proposes a new model, the Military Supply Chain Cyber Implications Model (M-SCCIM), that serves to aid military decision makers in understanding the potential cyber security impact of introducing new technologies to supply chains. M-SCCIM is a multiphase model that enables understanding of cyber security and supply chain implications through the lenses of theoretical examinations, pilot applications and system wide implementations.
DOI10.1109/SPW50608.2020.00038
Citation Keysobb_assessment_2020