U.S. Air force information assurance computer security system vulnerability assessment process

摘要

To meet the ever-increasing threat of computer attacks on all Department of Defense systems, the U. S. Air Force has developed, through years of experience, procedures to help deny such attacks. The 92nd Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron (92 IWAS), Systems Vulnerabilities Flight, is in the day-to-day business of protecting all Air Force computer systems, encompassing those for ground, air, ship, space and homeland defense. The 92 IWAS mission statement calls for conducting opposing force information warfare operations and information warfare vulnerability assessments by replicating threat capabilities and tactics. This paper examines the following 92 IWAS capabilities: information assurance, leading-edge security tactics, exercise support and system vulnerabilities assessments. Each one of these functions is equally weighted in providing the customer with the best possible service available.