YF03 Elizabeth DurhamRuiz

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Global Innovation and Strategy Center Cyber
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YF-03 Elizabeth Durham-Ruiz Chief, Innovation
Division 29 Jan 2009
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Overview

• USSTRATCOM Mission Statement
• Cyberspace Operations
• Update on Air Force Cyber Command
• GISC Support to Cyber Mission
• FLASHPOINT
• Cyberspace Symposium

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• So what is STRATCOMs role in this cyberspace
  domain?
• First of all, were chartered to operate and
  defend the GIG. Well, my first question was what
  is the GIG?
• Its very specific what the GIG is, its the
  www.mil and www.smil.
• Think about that for a minute. We have a force
  whos chartered to defend just the military
  network. Thats like having an Air Force that
  just defends Air Force bases or an Army that just
  defends posts, camps and stations. But thats
  where we are today. Thats how new we are at
  this. We are challenged enough to figure out how
  were going to make sure we defend and assure the
  viability of the dot-mil and the dot-smil domains
  today.
• Second, besides being required to defend these
  domains, were also required to operate them, to
  ensure that they are operated.
• The hardest mission that we have in cyberspace
  is operating the net and its the least talked
  about. People want to talk about defending, they
  want to talk about attacking, they want to talk
  about exploiting, but they forget to remember or
  think about operating the network. At the end of
  the day what its about is keeping that network
  operating when its under attack, making sure
  its available for the warfighter when its under
  attack, making sure I can pay my bills when
  theyre due when its under attack on a personal
  level. It is not work that should be taken on by
  amateurs. Its work that needs to be taken on by
  trained professionals.
• The third thing we do in cyberspace is look
  for opportunities to attack in cyberspace.
• To attack the adversarys use of cyberspace
  where they find an advantage, but also to attack
  through that domain into other domains as
  appropriate. We certainly can do that. We
  certainly need to think about that. But again,
  this is not something you just sprinkle fairy
  dust over and say hey, STRATCOM, give me a little
  bit of that non-kinetic stuff, will you? It
  takes a lot of work to do this. A lot of
  preparation.

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USSTRATCOM Mission Statement
The missions of US Strategic Command are

• To deter attacks on US vital interests,
• To ensure US freedom of action in Cyberspace and
  space,
• To deliver integrated kinetic and non-kinetic
  effects to include nuclear and information
  operations in support of US Joint Force Commander
  operations,
• To synchronize global missile defense plans and
  operations,
• To synchronize regional combating of weapons of
  mass destruction plans,
• To provide integrated surveillance and
  reconnaissance allocation recommendations to the
  SECDEF,
• And to advocate for capabilities as assigned.

Global Security for America
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• We command and control cyber space this through
  subordinate commands.
• The defensive piece of the mission is organized
  by JTF-GNO. They deal with the vulnerabilities?
  Where are the patches? What are the patches that
  need to be put out? When should they be put out?
  What ports need to be blocked? What things need
  to be cut off from our network so that they no
  longer provide threats to us? What defensive
  actions do we need to take? So these are the
  kinds of things that JTF GNO has on their plate
  every day thinking about and putting orders out
  to the various entities and command and control
  facilities to execute. General Carol Pollett is
  Commander of this Comman
• The attack piece of our mission is organized
  through Joint Functional Component Command Net
  Warfare, which we leverage off a marriage with
  another great combat support agency called the
  NSA, National Security Agency. General Keith
  Alexander is dual-hatted as my commander, as a
  functional component for network warfare. Hes
  also the director of NSA and has other roles and
  responsibilities in that regard.

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FACER -New Cyber Command Hqs
Six bases are finalists for the headquarters of
24th Air Force, a new numbered Air Force that
will become the services cyber component, Air
Force officials at the Pentagon announced
today. The Air Force bases making the cut are
Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas Langley Air Force Base, Va. Offutt
Air Force Base, Neb. Peterson Air Force Base,
Colo. and Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The Air
Force will announce a final decision by the end
of June, according to a press release. That
decision will be based on cyber mission synergy,
including proximity to other cyber operational
missions and access to scientific and technical
expertise communication and bandwidth
capabilities facilities and infrastructure
support capacity security and
transportation. The initial cut was based on
cyber mission synergy and communication and
bandwidth capabilities, the two most important
criteria, the press release said. In basing
24th Air Force, we recognize the tremendous
preparatory work several states have already done
and we intend to use much of that information,
but the mission will ultimately define the final
location, Brig. Gen. Mark Schissler, Air Force
Cyber Operations Director, said in a
statement. Air Force Cyber Command (Provisional)
is located at Barksdale and is commanded by Maj.
Gen. William Lord. The organization was
originally intended to be a stand-alone command,
but Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz
downgraded it to a numbered Air Force that will
fall under Air Force Space Command. Cyber is
expected to move to AFSPC next spring or summer
and become 24th Air Force. The organization will
have between 5,500 and 6,000 people and an annual
budget of between 5 billion and 6 billion, Lord
said in an October interview. A Program Action
Directive outlining the plan for merging 24th Air
Force in AFSPC is currently being considered by
the Air Staff.
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New Cyber Command Hqs

• Six bases are finalists (announcement end of
  June)
• Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
• Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
• Langley Air Force Base, Va.
• Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
• Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
• Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
• Decision based on cyber mission synergy
• Proximity to other cyber operational missions
• Access to scientific and technical expertise
• Communication and bandwidth capabilities
• Facilities and infrastructure
• Support capacity
• Security and transportation

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GISC Support to Cyber Mission

• Two Current GISC Projects
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• First Annual Cyberspace Symposium 2009

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FLASHPOINT
Problem Statement Flash memory devices, media
players and other storage-oriented rewritable
media provide extraordinary capability,
convenience and in some cases are essential to
the success and safety of the warfighter.
However, the capability has the potential to
introduce malware and spyware into these same
systems Task Develop Potential solutions to
provide secure data transfer within and between
DoD networks
Data is moved out of NECESSITY and CONVENIENCE
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Facer - Symposium Synopsis

• USSTRATCOM and AFCEA International are
  co-sponsoring the event
• AFCEA International
• LTG (ret) John Dubia
• COL (ret) Steve Strippoli
• Session owners

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Symposium Synopsis
First Annual Cyberspace Symposium Theme
Advancing Cyberspace Capabilities to Deliver
Integrated Effects

• Intent
• Focus on the Implementation of the National
  Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations
• Discuss Challenges, Potential Solutions,
  Opportunities To Enhance Freedom of Operations In
  The Cyberspace Domain
• Demonstrate Cutting-edge Cyberspace Technologies

Goal Operator Focused Forum that Increases
Intellectual Capital in Cyberspace and Sets in
Motion Collaboration Information Exchange Among
Integral Partners to Enable Resolution of Key
Cyber Issues
7-9 April 2009 7-8 Apr Qwest Center
(Unclassified) 9 Apr GISC (Classified,
Invitation Only)
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Symposium Goals
"Advancing Cyberspace Capabilities to Deliver
Integrated Effects" is the theme for the first
world-class, Joint Cyberspace Symposium. This
event will provide an exciting new venue for
information exchange among leaders in
Cyberspace. Fostering innovation and
collaboration between the private sector and
government to delve into tough cyber issues will
be paramount for this symposium. Sessions will
include perspectives of senior Department of
Defense, U.S. and Allied government, industry,
and academia speakers, as well as workshops to
explore and discuss -- Options to alleviate
shortfalls and capability gaps in the cyberspace
domain -- Industry best practices and cutting
edge technologies -- Common threats and
vulnerabilities of all domains-- .com, .gov,
.mil -- Strengthening joint cyberspace
relationships -- Approaches to recruit, train,
develop, and retain cyber expertise and Leadership
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Program Information

• USSTRATCOM - AFCEA International
• Co-Sponsorship
• On-line registration began 19 January 2009
• Registration via fax began late Nov 08 form
  available on line
• STRATCOM registrants internal only
• Registration Fee Schedule
• Mil/Govt - 195.00
• AFCEA Individual Member - 275.00
• Individual Non-Member - 375.00

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7 Apr 09 Agenda,Qwest Center
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8 Apr 09 Agenda,Qwest Center
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9 Apr 09 Agenda,GISC
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