Cyber Operations

Abstract

Cybersecurity Operations sustains Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures (TC) Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards, Computer Network Defense (CND) Local Control Center, and Controls Validation Testing (CVT) activities. TC cybersecurity operations maintain the Authorization and Accreditation Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS) repository, capturing the RMF documentation (artifacts, validation results, and Cybersecurity Risk Assessment results, Authorization Official accreditation decisions, and Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) on all MDA TC information systems non-compliance activities). The TC Cybersecurity operations support the monitoring and tracking of Cybersecurity mitigations detailed in the cybersecurity POA&Ms within eMASS. The CND Local Control Center validates Assured Compliance Assessment Solution vulnerabilities, Endpoint Security Solution compliance, ArcSight deployment, and ensures distribution and tracking of Cybersecurity Tasking Orders for the entire TC cybersecurity portfolio. The Independent Verification and Validation group testing ensures the integrity and compliance of the MDA TC cybersecurity compliance for all TC cybersecurity portfolio. These validation activities include the analysis of validation results from compliance monitoring, risk assessments and reviews of proposed Program Manager/Information Systems Security Manager POA&Ms for the MDA Targets and Countermeasures program. Activities in the Project are necessary to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, Department of Defense (DoD), and MDA cybersecurity standards/requirements.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: MC05_0603915C_4_0400_PB_2025

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Cybersecurity.

Technology Areas

• Cyber