Modeling attack, defense and threat trees and the cyber kill chain, att&ck and stride frameworks as blackboard architecture networks

J Straub - 2020 IEEE International conference on smart cloud …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiple techniques for modeling cybersecurity attacks and defense have been developed.
The use of tree-structures as well as techniques proposed by several firms (such as …

[HTML][HTML] A modern Blackboard Architecture implementation with external command execution capability

J Straub - Software Impacts, 2022 - Elsevier
A modern implementation of a simplified version of the Blackboard Architecture is presented
herein. It uses a rule-fact-action network and a round-robin rule processing engine. It also …

Comparing the effect of pruning on a best path and a naïve-approach blackboard solver

J Straub - International Journal of Automation and Computing, 2015 - Springer
A naïve solver is one approach that can be used to identify prospective solutions based on
data on (or projected to be on) a Blackboard Architecture's blackboard. The naïve solver …

Development of a System Vulnerability Analysis Tool for Assessment of Complex Mission Critical Systems

M Tassava, C Kolodjski, J Straub - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.04280, 2023 - arxiv.org
A system vulnerability analysis technique (SVAT) for complex mission critical systems
(CMCS) was developed in response to the need to be able to conduct penetration testing on …

Technical Upgrades to and Enhancements of a System Vulnerability Analysis Tool Based on the Blackboard Architecture

M Tassava, C Kolodjski, J Straub - arxiv preprint arxiv:2409.10892, 2024 - arxiv.org
A system vulnerability analysis technique (SVAT) for the analysis of complex mission critical
systems (CMCS) that cannot be taken offline or subjected to the risks posed by traditional …

Extension of the Blackboard Architecture with Common Properties and Generic Rules

J Rivard, J Straub - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.04287, 2023 - arxiv.org
The Blackboard Architecture provides a mechanism for embodying data, decision making
and actuation. Its versatility has been demonstrated across a wide number of application …

Introduction and Assessment of the Addition of Links and Containers to the Blackboard Architecture

J Milbrath, J Straub - arxiv preprint arxiv:2306.04289, 2023 - arxiv.org
The Blackboard Architecture provides a mechanism for storing data and logic and using it to
make decisions that impact the application environment that the Blackboard Architecture …

[HTML][HTML] A particle swarm optimization backtracking technique inspired by science-fiction time travel

B Fedor, J Straub - AI, 2022 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence techniques, such as particle swarm optimization, are used to solve
problems throughout society. Optimization, in particular, seeks to identify the best possible …

Enhancing Security Testing Software for Systems that Cannot be Subjected to the Risks of Penetration Testing Through the Incorporation of Multi-threading and and …

M Tassava, C Kolodjski, J Milbrath, J Straub - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The development of a system vulnerability analysis tool (SVAT) for complex mission critical
systems (CMCS) produced the software for operation and network attack results review …

The Design of Independent-Uniform Knowledge Sources of Blackboard Architecture in Timber Harvesting Decision-Making

HMM Mukhtar, R Ismail - 2024 18th International Conference on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper is to highlight the formation of the new design; a one-of-kind structure that is an
independentuniform knowledge source of blackboard architecture. The domain and control …