Multi-Shield Cyber Security Visualization - a tool to enhance cybersecurity design and analysis

Abstract

Multi-Shield Cybersecurity Visualization (MSCV) is a method designed to increase attention on and understanding of critical relationships when designing and analyzing cybersecurity infrastructure. It can be used in conjunction with the Zero Trust Reference Architecture (ZTRA) or any other security reference architectures. It provides a way of visualizing security control services at a higher layer of abstraction than traditional network connection diagramming or hierarchical service modeling. It was developed using a classical Eulerian approach to solving topological problems by formulating definitions, rules and a topological system for analyzing security controls, along with direct observation of cyber defense practices. The goal of MSCV is to ensure that all security services are implemented at a higher level of resilience than their individual capabilities. Examples of MSCV visualization are provided.