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An excellent article in U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings this month by U.S. Naval War College scholars highlights some important lessons learned that can be applied to a future #USCyberForce. From the article: (1) expand the size of CyberCom’s active-duty offensive cyber force by shifting more defensive missions to the reserves; (2) establish the National Guard as the primary DoD entity responsible for DoD operations related to U.S. critical infrastructure defense; and (3) develop plans and build infrastructure that would enable it to operationalize a volunteer cyber force should the need arise. CyberCom needs the active-duty and reserve force generation capability to achieve that level of agility and coordination. DoD needs to extensively review the existing joint force model to determine if it's time for a U.S. Cyber Force as the newest armed forces branch. A recent report from Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) sets the stage for such a review (Lonergan & Montgomery, March 2024, "United States Cyber Force: A Defense Imperative"). #nationaldefense #criticalinfrastructure

On 25 March 2024 retired Rear Admiral Mark Mongomery and Dr. Erica Lonergan released a monograph assessing the U.S. military's current cyber capabilities. The monograph states that the U.S. military's promotion, recruitment, and force projection priorities prevent "the generation of a cyber force ready to carry out its mission." It proposes that current deficiencies can be rectified with the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force as an independent armed service. While crafting their assessments, RADM (ret.) Montgomery and Dr. Lonergan interviewed 76 servicemembers and Defense Department civilians to assess challenges related to cyber readiness and the U.S. military's current cyber capabilities. While I don't agree with some of the monograph's assessments, it is an informative read for national security researchers interested in the cyber domain. https://lnkd.in/g2SrBnKg

Please check out our next iteration of #Propel serving NAVIFOR, and consider applying! Technical statement: "Much of our nation’s critical infrastructure depends on ICS such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distributed Control System (DCS) architectures, which rely on field components like programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and remote terminal units (RTUs) to manage essential physical operations. With the prevalence of new threats, these systems are increasingly at risk in the rapidly evolving cyber landscape. For the Navy, ICS often control mission critical components of Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) systems. NAVIFOR seeks novel software and hardware solutions that deliver new capabilities in the protection of ICS and enable cyber operators to more efficiently mitigate, detect, and hunt threats within ICS architectures and field components. Prospective solutions shall demonstrate a capability to strengthen and secure ICS and may include but are not limited to the following verticals: 1. Resilient Endpoints: Solutions that provide self-isolation and self-restoration for endpoint devices (such as programmable logic controllers) to enable resilient operations in the event of a cyber threat. 2. Data Collection and Exploitation: Intelligent sensors or artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) solutions for data aggregation and monitoring, threat prediction and proactive threat mitigation, or decoy systems that gather information on threats and lure them away from critical assets. 3. Communications and Networks: Technologies that facilitate secure and resilient machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, information sharing, and 5G network security. 4. Advanced Edge Computing: Novel computing approaches or AI/ML for portable systems and cyber defense at the edge. (...)"

#ICYMI leaders from U.S. Army Cyber Command joined experts from military, industry, academia, government and media organizations to discuss the ever-evolving cyber landscape, and how military forces can develop and employ information advantage in cyberspace. Read more about a recent Cyber and Information Advantage event here: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eYc2as9v 📸 by Maj. Lindsay Roman

Check this out: https://lnkd.in/es9kA6YH One of the qualities I truly respect about Lucy Walton is a deeply internalized drive to collaborate. It leads to #interoperable products. We at Bohemia Interactive Simulations are enjoying our collaboration with Lucy and team on OdySSey! The vision and mission of OdySSey directly maps to protect those who protect us. We as humans work hard most of our lives to learn. OdySSey drive continuous learning all the way to preparing and executing. #VBS4, showcased in the video, is a builder's platform to deliver the simulation, apps consume #Mantle's terrain using OGC standards. Low cost #BlueIG helps build simulators that teach defense personnel how to fly or drive a system & work with other simulators within a the same synthetic simulation like #VBS because all are interoperable. Systems such as #Varjo headsets, #VBS4, #BlueIG, and #Mantle that support #HLA4-, #DIS-, #CIGI-based interactions just work! Oliver Arup, CTO Bohemia Interactive Simulations, enjoyed working with Lucy on their smart training system CanDLE so that our defense customers and partners can start learning specifically what they want to learn at the moment they want to. Sir Stuart Atha KBE CB DSO, Peder Jungck, Egan Greenstein, Jon Dorn.

👨💻💪 NATO will open a new cyber defense facility in Europe that will defend its members from advanced digital threats. Revealed during the organization’s latest summit in DC, the future Integrated Cyber Defence Center is expected to bolster the alliance’s network dependability, situational awareness, and associated missions “throughout peacetime, crisis, and conflict.” The NICC will cover broader tasks, such as preserving data sharing between military commanders on vulnerabilities in the alliance’s cyberspace. #military #army #defense #defence #defenseindustry #defenceindustry #defensetech #defencetech #militarytech #technology #innovation #cyber #cybersecurity #nato

Are you interested in how the framework of the "7 Questions" used in military planning can be highly applicable and beneficial in the business world Then read our latest blog post https://lnkd.in/eyQtfnvF

Bringing back some old memories of the "7 Questions". Read how the combat estimate fits directly in to the management of Cyber Security within the business environment. #incidentresponse #incidentmanagement #threatintelligence #threathunting #threatdetection

I agree with many of the points in this report. I think we will ultimately have a Cyber Force, a 7th military service. Of note, some of the keys to enabling such a service will be to: - understand more about what it means when the “front lines” are a keyboard - question whether we need discrete labor types (civilian, officer, enlisted)…probably need only one type - question the need to be in a uniform, wear boots, etc (May only need to take an oath) - provide specific developmental and professional military education opportunities for cyber - provide abundant remote work opportunities - provide special capability acquisition authorities and processes for IT/software (gotta stop building software like battleships!) Bartley Stewart Nate Schuler Jason Lamb