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Information Operations Laboratory 

 

The Information Operations (IO) Lab is designed to support Army Research Laboratories (ARL´s) Survivability/Leathality Analysis Directorite (SLAD) in its vulnerability/survivability assessments of Information Technology (IT) components in US Army item level and weapon systems platforms. The IO Lab consists of computers and software that are part of the Army Common Hardware Software 2 (CHS-2) program, many of which are part of the First Digitized Division. Several different configurations of computers, from low-end Intel processors to high-end Sun Micro System multi-processor computers, can be configured to emulate the configuration of fielded systems. Laboratory investigations are conducted on systems to identify IO susceptibilities and/or vulnerabilities. These vulnerability investigations can be destructive from a software perspective. Hence, the IO Lab is an ideal place to install operating systems and application software that mimic a fielded system. Much of the IO Lab capability is portable in order to support field investigations.

The IO Lab can also be configured to support several different network topologies and configurations with CISCO (a brand name) routers, switches and hubs. The ability to reconfigure the network allows for assessment of router and component vulnerablility to outside network attacks. The network can be split into different network segments depending on the investigation. One of the network segments can launch attacks while another can be used to monitor network traffic and assess network intrusion detection software, while the platform systems are on a different network.

 

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Last modified on: 3/6/2012 11:42 AM 

This is a Department of Defense Computer System. This computer system, including all related equipment, networks, and network devices (specifically including Internet access) are provided only for authorized U.S. Government use. DoD computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized DoD entities to test or verify the security of this system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed or sent over this system may be monitored.

Use of this DoD computer system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal, or other adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.