Stress and Hacking - Understanding Cognitive Stress in Tactical Cyber Ops

Explore the impact of cognitive stress on tactical cyber operations in this 50-minute Black Hat conference talk. Delve into the high-stakes world of hacking and its effects on human capital. Examine the role of human factors in cyber operations and their significance. Learn about acute stress, fatigue, and cognitive workload in cyber contexts. Analyze findings from NSA stress surveys and NASA TLX assessments. Understand the relationships between fatigue, frustration, and performance in cybersecurity. Gain insights into applying this knowledge to improve cyber operations and mitigate stress-related risks. Discover relevant research papers and engage in a Q&A session to further explore the intersection of stress and hacking in tactical cyber operations.

Introduction
Josiah Dijkstra
Agenda
What is NSA
Threats in Cyber
Cyber Partners
National Cybersecurity Threat Operations Center
Cyber Operations
Human Factors
Stress
Acute Stress
Air Traffic Control
Emergency responders
Technology range
Cyber is hard
Stress subjective
Fatigue
NASA TLX
Frustration
Mission Stress Survey
NSA Stress Survey
Cognitive Workload
Performance
Changes in Fatigue
Fatigue Frustration
Performance Frustration
Stress and Cyber
Summary
Application
Other Papers
Questions
Performance spanned the scale