Architecture for the Cyber Security Situational Awareness System

Abstract

Abstract. Networked software systems have a remarkable and critical role in the modern society. There are critical software systems in every business area. At the same time, the amount of cyber-attacks against those critical networked software systems has increased in large measures. Because of that, the cyber security situational awareness of the own assets plays an important role in the business continuity. It should be known what is the current status of the cyber security infrastructure and own assets and what it will be in the near future. For achieving such cyber security situational awareness there is need for the Cyber Security Situational Awareness System. This study presents the novel architecture of the Cyber Security Situational Awareness System. The study also presents the use case of threat mitigation process for such Cyber Security Situational Awareness System.