Proliferation of Cyber Situational Awareness: Today's Truly Pervasive Drive of Cybersecurity

Abstract

Situation awareness (SA) issues necessitate a comprehension of present activities, the ability to forecast, what will happen next, and strategies to assess the threat or impact of current internet activities and projections. These SA procedures are universal, domain-independent and can be used to detect cyber intrusions. This study introduces cyber situation awareness (CSA), its origin, conception, aim, and characteristics based on an analysis of function shortages and development requirements. Furthermore, we discussed the CSA research framework and examined the research history, which is the essential aspect, and assessed the present issues of the research as well. The assessment approaches were divided into three methods: mathematics model, knowledge reasoning, and pattern recognition. The study then goes into detail regarding the core idea, assessment procedure, strengths, and weaknesses of novel approaches, and then, it addresses CSA from three perspectives: model, knowledge representation, and assessment methods. Many common approaches are contrasted, and current CSA application research in the realms of security, transmission, survivability, and system evaluation is discussed. Finally, this study summarized the findings of the present from technical and application systems, outlined CSA's future development directions, and provided adversary activities and information that can be used to improve an organization's SA operations.