Cybermapping Solutions: A Unified Approach in US/NATO Military Applications and Development
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: [First paragraph] Cyber threats are evolving in complexity and frequency, posing significant challenges for cybersecurity professionals in identifying, categorizing, and responding to attacks in real time. Unlike traditional warfare, where battlefield awareness is based on fixed geographic warfare, cyber operations involve abstract attack vectors, non-linear threat escalation, and rapidly changing network conditions. Modern cyber threats, such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), polymorphic malware, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, require adaptive visualization techniques that provide real-time awareness and facilitate rapid decision-making. However, existing symbology standards, such as MIL-STD-2525D, were not designed to accommodate the dynamic nature of cyber warfare. The inability of this standard to update dynamically in response to real-time threats creates delays in cyber defense decision-making, increases cognitive load on analysis, and reduces the effectiveness of cybersecurity operations.
DOI: 10.25777/z31s-ey38
Author: Macrino, Nicholas
Institution: Old Dominion University
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6946121688
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