CYBER Situational Understanding
Abstract
Cyber Situational Understanding (Cyber SU) funding line supports the Army Network Modernization Strategy LOE 2, Common Operating Environment (COE). Efforts are aligned to support the Network-Cross Functional Team capability set approach to achieve the network modernization strategy. This funding will be executed by Program Executive Office Command Control and Communications - Tactical (PEO C3T). Cyber SU is a software-only, mission command application designed for use by maneuver commanders at the tactical level (Infantry, Armor, Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, Division, Corps, and Army Service Component Commands). Cyber SU is the first application of its kind designed for maneuver commanders focusing on tactical/expeditionary combat operations to detect and mitigate cyber and electronic warfare threats and assist with decision making during combat operations. Cyber SU produces a Cyber Electromagnetic Activity (CEMA) overlay on the commander's Common Operational Picture (COP) within the Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE) software, and is integrated on the Tactical Server Infrastructure (TSI) framework. Unlike Enterprise Cyber Mission Force(s) Tools Cyber SU was designed using the CPCE Software Development Kit (SDK), to operate within the constraints of TSI hardware, a bandwidth constrained tactical environment, and support COE standards on the Army's Command Post. The underlying Cyber SU framework is also being leveraged by the Air Force to ensure alignment with the Army and Air Force Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2). The Army will also continue to explore options to integrate Cyber SU functionality and data ingests between other Services. Cyber SU provides the maneuver commander the ability to visualize and understand any cyber related impacts/threats to physical (geographical), logical (at a specific network internet protocol), and cyber persona layers (bad actors, from individuals to nation states) of tactical cyberspace data. Supporting CEMA, Cyber SU ingests existing data sources from related programs (e.g, DCO, TDI, CPCE, EWPMT, UNO, DCGS-A), synchronizes and integrates blue (friendly), red (enemy), and grey (commercial/ private sector data), and enables collaboration therein at the tactical edge. Cyber SU follows a five-year, Information Technology (IT) Box construct (FY20 - FY24) to deliver capability based on approved requirements. In this IT Box construct, Cyber SU is being developed in three capability drops (CDs): See Yourself (Initial Capability), See Your Cyber Battlespace (CD1), and Understand Your Cyber Battlespace (CD2). Each capability drop builds upon the previous drop in order to deliver Full Deployment of Cyber SU at the end of the five years. Cyber SU Initial Capability provides the Tactical Maneuver Commander and CEMA work group a user interface and data ingest focused on friendly operations. The CD 1 capability will ingest and integrate critical warfighting cyber data/ functionality (e.g. Cyber Threat Intelligence data, Electronic Warfare data, and Blue Order of Battle data, initial Red Order of Battle data and initial grey data into actionable warfighter information. CD2 will finalize incorporation of Red Order of Battle data and grey data and incorporate advanced features and analytics for proactive decision making in support of multi-domain operations. Cyber SU FY22 funding supports the completion of maintenance and patching to allow for the delivery of the Cyber SU Initial capability in support of IOC planned in 3QFY22. Funding also supports the continued development, engineering, testing, training development and program management required to establish the Cyber SU CD 1 capability in support of CD 1 Limited Deployment planned for FY23. In addition, funding supports the initial development of CD2.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- CY5_0605041A_5_2040_PB_2022
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