Unmanned Tactical Autonomous Control and Collaboration (UTACC) Threat and Vulnerability Assessment - Impersonation or Spoofing an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this report assesses threats to the Unmanned Tactical Autonomous Control and Collaboration (UTACC) system, which faces many diverse threats and is vulnerable on various fronts, but by applying security mitigation strategies this autonomous technology may be useful for the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL).

CHAPTER I * INTRODUCTION * A. RESEARCH SPONSOR, OBJECTIVE AND RESULTS * B. BENEFITS TO THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING LAB * C. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW * D. RELATED WORK * E. THE NEED FOR A THREAT AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT * F. ROAD MAP * CHAPTER II * LITERATURE REVIEW * A. INFORMATION ASSURANCE * 1. The Five Pillars of IA * a. Availability * b. Confidentiality * c. Integrity * d. Authentication * e. Non-repudiation * 2. Risk Management * a. Risk Management Framework Background... * b. RMF Steps * 3. Security Classification of National Security Systems * a. Classification Method * b. Security Controls * 4. DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) * B. THE CYBER SECURITY MATRIX * 1. People * 2. Technology * 3. Operations * 4. Threats * 5. Vulnerabilities * 6. Security Controls and Defense in Depth * CHAPTER III * METHODOLOGY OF ANALYSIS * A. TEMPLATE CREATION * B. BREAKDOWN OF THREAT TEMPLATE * 1. Threat Area * 2. Threat Selection Process * 3. Threat Summary * 4. Impact to the CIA Triad * 5. Vulnerability Analysis * 6. Assumptions * 7. Security Controls * CHAPTER IV * ANALYSIS * A. THREAT TYPE CLASSIFICATION * B. AIRSPACE INTEGRATION * 1. Threat Area /Threat * 2. Threat Summary * 3. Impact to the CIA Triad * 4. Vulnerability Analysis * 5. Assumptions * 6. Security Controls * CHAPTER V * CONCLUSIONS * A. RESEARCH QUESTION 1: WHAT THREATS EXIST THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE UTACC? * B. RESEARCH QUESTION 2: WHAT VULNERABILITIES ARE INHERENT IN THE UTACC CONCEPT? * C. RESEARCH QUESTION 3: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MITIGATE THOSE THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES WITHIN UTACC? * D. FUTURE WORK * APPENDIX A * INSIDER THREAT * APPENDIX B * PHISHING * APPENDIX C * MAINTENANCE OF THE UTACC SYSTEM * APPENDIX D * ATTITUDE TOWARDS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES * APPENDIX E * AUTONOMY AS AN ETHICAL CONCERN * APPENDIX F * SPYWARE * APPENDIX G * JAMMING OF COMMAND AND CONTROL AND DATA LINKS * APPENDIX H * DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK * APPENDIX I * EAVESDROPPING * APPENDIX J * AN ATTACK ON MOBILE DEVICES ON A WIRELESS NETWORK * APPENDIX K * A COMPUTER VIRUS ATTACK ON THE UTACC SYSTEM * APPENDIX L * IMPERSONATION OR SPOOFING AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (UGV) OR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) * APPENDIX M * SPOOFING AN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) OR MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ADDRESS OF A UTACC SYSTEM COMPONENT * APPENDIX N * UNPROTECTED INFORMATION STORED ON THE UTACC SYSTEM * APPENDIX O * FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT AND DE-CONFLICTION * APPENDIX P * UTACC SYSTEM INTEGRATION WITH LEGACY AND NEWLY PROCURED SYSTEMS * APPENDIX Q * AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE * APPENDIX R * UNENCRYPTED C2 AND DATA LINKS * APPENDIX S * CONTROLLED CRYPTOGRAPHIC ITEM EMPLOYMENT ONBOARD AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM * APPENDIX T * COST THREAT TO THE UTACC SYSTEM RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING * APPENDIX U * AIRSPACE INTEGRATION * APPENDIX V * SURFACE SPACE INTEGRATION OF UTACC * APPENDIX W * HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION * APPENDIX X * RECONNAISSANCE TEAM EMPLOYMENT OF UTACC * APPENDIX Y * SURVIVABILITY OF THE SYSTEM FROM ENEMY WEAPONRY * APPENDIX Z * ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS * APPENDIX AA * TERRAIN * APPENDIX BB * SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS * APPENDIX CC * OPERATIONAL ENDURANCE * LIST OF REFERENCES * INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST