Start Date
11-8-2016
Description
The focus of this research is to establish a baseline understanding of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that enable air travel. This includes the digital forensics needed to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate those vulnerabilities, and develop processes to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities into those systems. The pre-Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) notional aircraft architecture uses air gap interconnection, non-IP-based communications, and non-integrated modular avionics. The degree of digital forensics accessibility is determined by the comparison of pre-NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture and NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture. Digital forensics accessibility is defined by addressing Eden's five challenges facing SCADA forensic investigators. The propositional and predicate logic analysis indicates that the NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture is not digital forensic accessible.
Recommended Citation
Mink, Dustin; Yasinsac, Alec; Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond; and Glisson, William, "Next Generation Aircraft Architecture and Digital Forensic" (2016). AMCIS 2016 Proceedings. 7.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2016/ISSec/Presentations/7
Next Generation Aircraft Architecture and Digital Forensic
The focus of this research is to establish a baseline understanding of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that enable air travel. This includes the digital forensics needed to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate those vulnerabilities, and develop processes to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities into those systems. The pre-Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) notional aircraft architecture uses air gap interconnection, non-IP-based communications, and non-integrated modular avionics. The degree of digital forensics accessibility is determined by the comparison of pre-NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture and NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture. Digital forensics accessibility is defined by addressing Eden's five challenges facing SCADA forensic investigators. The propositional and predicate logic analysis indicates that the NextGen Notional Aircraft Architecture is not digital forensic accessible.