Cyber Operations
Abstract
To comply with the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Cybersecurity Discipline Implementation Plan, MDA funded cybersecurity efforts towards executing the four Lines of Effort. MDA made significant progress in FY16 toward the following efforts within the Protecting Networks and Information cyber taxonomy. 1. Strong Authentication necessary to degrade the adversaries' ability to maneuver on DoD information Networks. MDA continues to implement strong authentication to reduce anonymity and improve the security posture of MDA networks. 2. Device hardening required to reduce internal and external attack vectors into DoD information networks. MDA made progress toward reducing vulnerabilities and weaknesses in hardware and software that could comprise MDA networks. 3. Reduce the attack surface required to decrease external attack vectors into DoD information networks. MDA reviewed, reported and removed Internet-facing assets that no longer have a mission requirement from the MDA networks. 4. Alignment to cybersecurity / computer network defense service providers. MDA is making progress toward moving to a more agile and defendable cybersecurity strategy posture. Additionally, MDA is aligning networks under the MDA Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- MC96_0604873C_4_0400_PB_2018
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