Closing the Gap: Cybersecurity for U.S. Forces and Commands

Abstract

Cyberattacks are an everyday event in the Department of Defense (DoD) and proper application of cybersecurity is the key to mission assurance for Combatant Commands and the military services. There are multiple cybersecurity policies and programs working to defend the network in depth, but there remain gaps and seams for adversaries to exploit due to a lack of knowledge, understanding, or concern from users at all levels of command. This paper will broadly examine the cyberspace environment, U.S. cybersecurity policy, and cybersecurity compliance, specifically using the Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) program as an example of how to close some of the gaps and seams in DoDs cyber defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1032663

Entities

People

  • Andrew T. Ferguson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Security Techniques
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber