Cyber Security Research

Abstract

Our military forces require resilient, reliable networks and computer systems to conduct effective operations. However, the number and sophistication of threats in cyberspace are rapidly growing, making it urgent and critical to improve the cyber security of Department of Defense (DoD) systems to counter those threats and assure our missions. The Cyber Applied Research program focuses on innovative and sustained research in both cyber security and computer network operations to develop new concepts to harden key network and computer components, design new resilient cyber infrastructures, increase the military’s ability to fight and survive during cyber attacks, disrupt nation-state level attack planning and execution, measure the state of cyber security, and explore and exploit new ideas in cyber warfare for agile cyber operations and mission assurance. This program builds upon existing basic and applied research results. The program focuses on integrating computer network defense and computer network operations, addressing joint problems in cyber operations, and filling capability and technology gaps as identified in the 2012 Cyber Priority Steering Council Science and Technology Roadmap and assessments conducted by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OASD(R&E)). Progress and results are reviewed by the DoD Cyber Science & Technology Community of Interest. New efforts will also be aligned with emerging U.S. Cyber Command Mission Requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0602668D8Z_2_0400_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
The reduction is a strategic efficiency approach to reduce funding and staffing. As a result, we provide a better alignment of funding and provide support to a smaller military force.
Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Persistent Threat
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybermaneuver
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Network Protocols
  • Networks
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber

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