System of systems characterisation assisting security risk assessment.

Ki-Aries, Duncan; Faily, Shamal; Dogan, Huseyin; Williams, Christopher

Abstract

System of Systems (SoS) is a term often used to describe the coming together of independent systems, collaborating to achieve a new or higher purpose. However, clarity is needed when using this term given that operational areas may be unfamiliar with the terminology. In this paper, we present an approach for refining System and SoS descriptions to aid multistakeholder communication and understanding; building on previous work, we illustrate an example of characterising a likely SoS. By identifying key stakeholders, systems, management and control, this approach supports the initial steps of a SoS security risk assessment approach using a tool-supported framework that supports operational needs towards requirements engineering.

Citation

KI-ARIES, D., FAILY, S., DOGAN, H. and WILLIAMS, C. 2018. System of systems characterisation assisting security risk assessment. In Proceedings of the 13th IEEE system of systems engineering conference (SoSE 2018), 19-22 June 2018, Paris, France. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 485-492. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSOSE.2018.8428765

• Conference Name: 13th IEEE system of systems engineering conference (SoSE 2018)
• Conference Location: Paris, France
• Start Date: Jun 19, 2018
• End Date: Jun 22, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Apr 18, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Aug 9, 2018
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 13, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 13, 2021
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Pages: 485-492
• ISBN: 9781538648773
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SYSOSE.2018.8428765
• Keywords: System of systems (SoS); Software engineering; Stakeholder communication; Systems security; Security risk analysis
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1437891