Session:

MSA - Military and Security Applications of Evolutionary Computation

Title:

Breaking blue: Automated red teaming using evolvable simulations

Authors:

Stephen C. Upton
Sarah K. Johnson
Mary L. McDonald

Abstract:

We continue to develop a complementary approach to manual Red Teaming we call AutoRedTeaming, which uses a combination of evolutionary algorithms and agent-based simulations to generate novel solutions that ‘break Blue’. Information obtained during this automated process can then be used to either enhance or assist the manual effort. During the past year we have conducted the first test of the AutoRedTeaming concept using a scenario that concerns the defense of a fixed structure. We will discuss the overarching concept, results of our first experiments, the analysis of the data obtained, and describe our follow-on work to incorporate the concept of Evolvable Simulations.