Analysis and visualization of dynamic physical-cyber operations have been difficult to achieve, yet is critical for truly understanding system security in the context of operation or mission. Sandia’s strong program in cyber security is leveraging Umbra to provide substance to cyber analysis.
Where other cyber simulation capability exists, Umbra can take advantage of existing work rather than reinvent or port other simulation code. For instance, Umbra has successfully co-simulated details of communication down to the protocol level with another popular package, OpNETTM.
As one solution, Umbra’s ability to simulate physical, cyber, and human behavior elements is being combined with OpInsight, a flexible dynamic transaction event visualization tool built upon Umbra. Dynamic visualization allows analysts to understand operational relevance and detect patterns in behavior displayed at rates faster, slower, or equal to real time. OpInsight is available to other applications and projects that are using Umbra. Because OpInsight visualizes dynamic transactions, it is also useful for viewing other interactions, such as social network activity. See more information about OpInsight.