Investigation of Changes in the Level of Network Security Based on a Cognitive Approach

Abstract

A study was conducted on the impact of the most significant threats on the level of network security based on the examination of impulse processes on a fuzzy cognitive map. A topological analysis of the structure of the cognitive map was performed, simplicial complexes were constructed, and their structural vectors were determined. Based on the obtained data, a set of control and target concepts of the fuzzy cognitive map was formed, and the relationships between these concepts within the simplicial complexes were established. Taking this information into account, a study was conducted on the change in the level of computer network security using the propagation of impulses introduced into the control concepts of the fuzzy cognitive map. The results obtained enable an increase in the level of network security by considering the impact of the most significant threats through timely managerial decisions and the implementation of necessary software and technical measures.