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Critical Areas in Which to Enhance the Ability to Detect Corrupted Data

• The detection must be sufficiently prompt. Promptness results from a combination of individuals detecting and reporting corrupted data quickly and detecting corrupted data early in the chain of custody.
• Highly automated processes — in which humans do not see the data during normal operations — present a significant challenge for detection. Automation requires special mechanisms to assist in detecting corruption.
• Detection of corrupted data is most critical during wartime, yet anomalies are less evident during wartime than during peacetime because wartime itself is an anomaly. Mechanisms are needed to adjust detection mechanisms from peacetime to wartime conditions.
• For workers (airmen, civilians, and contractors) to detect anomalous data, they all need to be trained to understand the expected baseline and need to be continuously vigilant when examining data.
• Leadership must create an environment that encourages workers to report suspected anomalous data.