Towards a Cognitive System for Decision Support in Cyber Operations

This paper presents the general requirements to build a "cognitive system for decision support", capable of simulating defensive and offensive cyber operations. We aim to identify the key processes that mediate interactions between defenders, adversaries and the public, focusing on cognitive and ontological factors. We describe a controlled experimental phase where the system performance is assessed on a multi-purpose environment, which is a critical step towards enhancing situational awareness in cyber warfare.

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