Defensive CYBER Tool Development

Abstract

The Defensive Cyber Tool Development group of programs designs, builds, and tests the advanced Cyber tools and infrastructure that enables active defense of the network from Tactical Command Posts up through Post Camps and Station Home Station Mission Command. This capability will enable integration of the Cyber Mission Force with the Regional and Local Cyber Network Defense elements. These tools will provide cutting edge hardware and software, integrated with existing infrastructure and tools to facilitate Active Defensive Cyber operations. Cyber Tool Development will include Big Data Analytics solutions to enable the ability to correlate and analyze the massive amount of data coming across the network and provide timely situational awareness. It will also include development, integration, and testing of Defensive Cyber Tool and Infrastructure that will facilitate pushing Cyber sensor data to the Big Data analytics as well as support remote access to prevent or react to a Cyber incident. The Cyber Tool Development includes test and assessment of emerging Commercial Cyber tools for inclusion in the Defensive Cyber Operations Infrastructure. This tool development will include enhancements and testing of existing systems by enabling such capabilities as Public Key Infrastructure and enhancing mission assurance profiles of existing software that will heighten the Defensive Cyber posture. This Program Element will support the Defensive Cyber Operations Infrastructure (DCO-I) program starting in FY17 to integrate and deliver key hardware and software that enables the Cyber Mission Forces to protect, search and discover, maneuver and engage, and mitigate and respond to enemy cyberspace operations. DCO-I will allow near real-time employment of defensive measures that will allow friendly cyber forces to maintain advantage. DCO-I will consist of a combination of hardware computing infrastructure along with advanced software fielded to units from Army Service Component Commands down to Brigade Combat Team level. DCO-I directly supports US Cyber Command Integrated Priority List #2 Produce Advanced Cyberspace Infrastructure and #5 defensive forces to execute passive and active defense operations at net-speed.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 0605041A_5_2040_PB_2017
• Change Summary Explanation: Funds previously executed in PE 0303140, Project 491.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Active Defense
• Big Data
• Computer Networks
• Contracts
• Cyber Protection
• Cyberspace
• Cyberspace Operations
• Data Analysis
• Department Of Defense
• Engineering
• Information Security
• Intrusion Detection
• Security
• Situational Awareness
• Test And Evaluation
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

• Cyber