Cyber Integrator: A Concept Whose Time Has Come

Abstract

Effective cybersecurity in Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs is a top concern for both DoD program managers (PMs) and the DoD as a whole. What can be done to help DoD PMs meet this challenge? An emerging concept is the establishment of a Cyber Integrator (CI) at the Program Executive Office (PEO)/Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) level, to help address cybersecurity risk in DoD acquisition programs. The purpose of the CI is to lead the cybersecurity efforts within the PEO/MDAP, and that role includes effectively integrating cybersecurity across all functional domains and acting as principal advisor to the PM on all cybersecurity matters. A CI by itself will not mitigate all the cybersecurity challenges faced by DoD PMs, but based on the emerging results of an ongoing Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) pilot program, the CI concept appears to be a step in the right direction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA620544

Entities

People

  • Rob Goldsmith
  • Steve Mills

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Integrators
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Program Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
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Technology Areas

  • Cyber