Method of risk management across a mission support network
View Patent ↗A method of risk management across a mission support network is provided, including identifying a mission of the mission support network, and identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network. The assets include a mission asset to support the mission and a support asset to provide support to the mission asset. Each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
1. A method of risk management across a mission support network, comprising:
identifying a mission of the mission support network; and
identifying, by a computer processor, assets of the mission support network, the assets comprising:
a mission asset to support the mission; and
a support asset to provide support to the mission asset; and
defining a link between the mission asset and the support asset, the link indicative of support provided by the support asset,
wherein each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying an impact of a threat placed on the mission support network.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
managing a risk to the mission support network based on the impact of the threat.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
reducing the vulnerabilities of at least one of the assets.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein reducing the vulnerabilities comprises:
reducing the vulnerability index value of at least one of the assets before an occurrence of the threat.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
identifying a mitigation action to mitigate the impact of the threat.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the mitigation action comprises:
identifying a backup asset to replace at least one of the assets during an occurrence of the threat.
8. The method of claim 3 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
defining countermeasures to mitigate the risk.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the support asset further comprises:
a threatened asset upon which an impact of a threat is applied; and
identifying the impact of the threat on the mission asset based on the support provided by the threatened asset.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mission support network comprises a first mission support network and a second mission support network coupled to the first mission support network.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one first infrastructure asset represents a first sector and at least one second infrastructure asset represents a second sector.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting the mission support network to enable display to a user.
13. The method of claim 12 , outputting further comprises:
applying a filter to the mission support network based on a role of the user.
14. An article comprising:
a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to provide risk management across a mission support network, the executable instructions causing a machine to:
identify a mission of the mission support network;
identify assets of the mission support network, the assets comprising:
a mission asset to support the mission; and
a support asset to provide support to the mission asset; and
define a link between the mission asset and the support asset, the link indicative of support provided by the support asset,
wherein each of the assets is characterized by a criticality index value to measure how important the asset is to a performance of the mission, and a vulnerability index value to measure a vulnerability of the asset to a threat.
15. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the executable instructions further cause a machine to:
identify an impact of a threat placed on the mission support network.
16. The article according to claim 15 , wherein the executable instructions further cause a machine to:
manage a risk to the mission support network based on the impact of the threat.
17. The article according to claim 16 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
reducing the vulnerabilities of at least one of the assets.
18. The article according to claim 17 , wherein reducing the vulnerabilities comprises:
reducing the vulnerability index value of at least one of the assets before an occurrence of the threat.
19. The article according to claim 16 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
identifying a mitigation action to mitigate the impact of the threat.
20. The article according to claim 19 , wherein identifying the mitigation action comprises:
identifying a backup asset to replace at least one of the assets during an occurrence of the threat.
21. The article according to claim 16 , wherein managing the risk comprises:
defining countermeasures to mitigate the risk.
22. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the support asset further comprises:
a threatened asset upon which an impact of a threat is applied; and the executable instructions further cause a machine to:
identify the impact of the threat on the mission asset based on the support provided by the threatened asset.
23. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the mission support network comprises a first mission support network and a second mission support network coupled to the first mission support network.
24. The article according to claim 23 , wherein at least one first infrastructure asset represents a first sector and at least one second infrastructure asset represents a second sector.
25. The article according to claim 14 , wherein the executable instructions further cause a machine to:
output the mission support network to enable display to a user.
26. The article according to claim 25 , wherein outputting further comprises:
applying a filter to the mission support network based on a role of the user.