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Application Domains: SecurityConstraint Satisfaction and Optimization: Distributed CSP/OptimizationComputer Vision: Adversarial Attacks & Robustness
Towards Centralized Orchestration of Cyber Protection Condition (CPCON)
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Current U.S. military CPCON (Cyber Protection Conditions) implementation suffers from manual dependency, inconsistent enforcement, and error-prone operations. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a policy-driven, centralized orchestration approach for automated security posture escalation and real-time response across heterogeneous defense networks. Our method introduces a standardized CPCON instruction mapping model and a verifiable policy execution framework, enabling subnet-level automatic isolation, host-level intrusion response extension, and human-in-the-loop supervision. We further design a lightweight state verification protocol to ensure auditable, closed-loop policy enforcement. Evaluation on a simulation platform demonstrates that the system reduces CPCON transition latency by 83% and achieves 100% accuracy—marking the first realization of end-to-end, real-time verifiability of policy execution states.
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📝 Abstract
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Cyber Protection Condition (CPCON) framework mandates graduated security postures across Department of Defense (DoD) networks, but current implementation remains largely manual, inconsistent, and error-prone. This paper presents a prototype system for centralized orchestration of CPCON directives, enabling automated policy enforcement and real-time threat response across heterogeneous network environments. Building on prior work in host-based intrusion response, our system leverages a policy-driven orchestrator to standardize security actions, isolate compromised subnets, and verify enforcement status. We validate the system through emulated attack scenarios, demonstrating improved speed, accuracy, and verifiability in CPCON transitions with human-in-the-loop oversight.
Problem
Research questions and friction points this paper is trying to address.
Automating inconsistent manual CPCON enforcement in DoD networks
Centralizing orchestration for real-time threat response across networks
Standardizing security actions and verifying enforcement status
Innovation
Methods, ideas, or system contributions that make the work stand out.
Centralized orchestration of CPCON directives
Automated policy enforcement and threat response
Policy-driven orchestrator standardizes security actions
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