Explaining the Dimensions and Components of Cyber Resilience of Logistics and Defense Supply Chain

Background & Purpose: The strategic position of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region and the international system and the failure of the domination system in the field of severe threats and its cost-effectiveness have caused a change in the strategy of the enemies of the Islamic system and the use of the available capacities in the cyberspace in order to confront has become the Islamic Republic of Iran. Based on this, the security and resilience of the cyber space as one of the components of national security and subsequently the cyber resilience of logistics and the supply chain of the armed forces in support of the battlefield and the continuation of the operations of the forces must be seriously considered. Its dimensions and components are evaluated and by identifying the strengths and weaknesses in different areas and by planning and presenting the necessary strategies, they will ultimately promote it. In this regard, the aim of this research is to achieve the dimensions and components of cyber resilience of logistics and the supply chain of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Methodology: In order to extract the components of cyber resilience, the themes related to cyber resilience were done by studying the research literature and qualitative analysis of the existing documents, and then with the clustering technique and based on the frequency of repetition of words, the main components were initially recognized. and these components were modified through Delphi technique with the consensus of experts.
Findings: Based on this, by referring to scientific-research articles in this field and documents of international institutions, and by applying the clustering technique in content analysis and the Delphi method, four stages of the resilience event management cycle by adding the dimension of "discovery" to other dimensions. The concept of cyber resilience was confirmed, also the four domains of network-based war doctrine including physical, informational, cognitive and social were examined and finally by using the above definitions and creating a general matrix of criteria and evaluating their consequences during the stages and Different areas, dimensions and components of cyber resilience of logistics and defense supply chain were presented after the approval of cyber experts.
Conclusion: The results of this research can be used to identify and explain dimensions and components, produce literature, create consensus in decision-making and decision-making centers, strengthen and promote strategic thinking, smart methods to deal with increasing threats in the field of logistics resilience and defense chain.