SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING A CYBERSPACE SECURITY ECONOMETRICS SYSTEM AND OTHER COMPLEX SYSTEMS

• US 20090281864A1
• Filed: 04/10/2009
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: New Jersey Institute of Technology, UT-Battelle LLC
• Original Assignee: New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Inventors: Mili, Ali, Abercrombie, Robert K., Sheldon, Frederick T.
• Application Number:
  US12/421,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20090281864A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

A device of implementing an econometrics-based control system. The device includes a processor, a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store processor implementable instructions. The processor implementable instructions are programmed to correlate a plurality of system requirements with each of a plurality of system stakeholders, identify a stake relating to each of the plurality of system stakeholders and the correlated plurality of system requirements such that the stake is identified by each of the plurality of system stakeholders, determining a mean failure cost as a function of the identified stake and a failure probability, and analyzing the mean failure cost to determine a control strategy. The device may further comprise a communication component in communication with the processor and the memory, the communication component configured to communicate the control strategy to a component operable within the control system such that the component implements the control strategy.

Claims

1. A device for implementing an econometrics-based control system, the device comprising:

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store processor implementable instructions, wherein the processor implementable instructions are programmed to;

generate a stakes matrix to determine a stake at least one stakeholder has in at least one system requirements;

generate a dependency matrix to link a status of at least one component with each of the at least one system requirements;

generate an impact matrix to link a possible threat with each of the at least one components;

determine a mean failure cost as a function of the generated matrices;

analyze the mean failure cost to determine a control strategy; and

a communication component in communication with the processor and the memory, the communication component configured to communicate the control strategy to a component operable within the control system, wherein the component implements the control strategy.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor implementable instructions are further programmed to:

generate a mitigation matrix to link each of the at least one system requirements with a mitigation cost associated with each of the at least one components.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor implementable instructions are further programmed to:

initialize an interface engine configured to system information related to the generated matrices.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the control strategy includes a resource allocation schedule.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the impact matrix is generated as a function of empirical data gathered over a fixed period.

6. A method for implementing an econometrics-based control system, the method comprising:

generating a stakes matrix to determine a stake at least one stakeholder has in at least one system requirements;

generating a dependency matrix to link a status of at least one component with each of the at least one system requirements;

generating an impact matrix to link a possible threat with each of the at least one components;

determining a mean failure cost as a function of the generated matrices;

analyzing the mean failure cost to determine a control strategy; and

communicating the control strategy to a component operable within the control system, wherein the component implements the control strategy.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

generating a mitigation matrix to link each of the at least one system requirements with a mitigation cost associated with each of the at least one components.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

initializing an interface engine configured to system information related to the generated matrices.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the control strategy includes a resource allocation schedule.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the impact matrix is generated as a function of empirical data gathered over a fixed period.

11. A device for implementing an econometrics-based control system, the device comprising:

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store processor implementable instructions, wherein the processor implementable instructions are programmed to;

correlate a plurality of system requirements with each of a plurality of system stakeholders;

identify a stake relating to each of the plurality of system stakeholders and the correlated plurality of system requirements, wherein the stake is identified by each of the plurality of system stakeholders;

determine a mean failure cost as a function of the identified stake and a failure probability;

analyze the mean failure cost to determine a control strategy; and

a communication component in communication with the processor and the memory, the communication component configured to communicate the control strategy to a component operable within the control system, wherein the component implements the control strategy.

12. A method of implementing an econometrics-based control system, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of system requirements;

identifying a plurality of system stakeholders;

defining a stake related to the interest of each of the plurality of system stakeholders in one of the plurality of system requirements;

correlating the plurality of system requirements with each of the plurality of system stakeholders;

assigning a failure probability to each of the identified plurality of system requirements;

determining a mean failure cost as a function of the identified stake and the failure probability;

analyzing the mean failure cost to determine a control strategy; and

communicating the control strategy to a component operable within the control system, wherein the component implements the control strategy.