AFCEA Alamo Chapter MG Garrett S. Yee Acting Cybersecurity Director Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 June 2017 1
We ve come a LONG way.. In 157 years. Tomorrow, July 21 st is a very important date for many of us. Anyone know why it is such an important date in our history? 2
The U.S. Signal Corps was established by Maj. Albert J. Myer during the Civil War. Our Signaleers continue to play a critical role in enabling our network and ensuring the readiness of our Forces for the current and future fight. Happy 157 th Birthday Signaleers! 3
History to Future Now we live in a time of complex uncertainty. We re faced with constantly changing threats and smart adversaries. We have the best weapon in the arsenal our Soldiers. 4
Operating in a Complex World Cyber Threats & Exploitation North Korea s Hostility Russia s Antagonism Our fundamental task is like no other it is to win in the unforgiving crucible of ground combat. We must ensure the Army remains ready as the world s premier combat force. Readiness for ground combat is and will remain the U.S. Army s #1 priority. - GEN Milley, in Initial Address to the Army 1 September 2015 ISIS Terror and Recruiting Iran s Aggression China s Expansion Threats to the Homeland
Network Enabling Readiness It is very, very critical that we invest in protection of the network and we're doing that. - GEN Milley, 7 June 2017 during Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Hearing U.S. Army Fiscal 2018 Budget Our Network Must Be: Intuitive: simple solutions with the Soldier in mind; easy to use, operate and manage Integrated: across home station, enroute, early entry, CPs, mounted, dismounted Interoperable: works at echelons with joint and coalition unified action partners Assured, reliable, durable: in a fluid, lethal and contested multi-domain battlefield Adaptive, flexible, responsive: operational and tactical flexibility on a dynamic battlefield Scalable, tailorable: ability to rapidly adapt to support a variety of missions (size/scope) Secure: protected in congested, contested cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum Affordable: best value to the American tax payers; efficient to sustain 6
3 Things to Remember about our Network 1. Network Modernization is critical and necessary for cybersecurity. 2. Innovative, consistent improvement efforts will make the network stronger and more effective. 3. Cybersecurity Awareness is everyone s responsibility. A key component of that is to be able to communicate voice, digital, video, and so on in any environment, globally and against any foe. - GEN Milley, on Network Reviews from Breaking Defense article 7 June 2017 7
Network Modernization JRSS/MPLS/ICAN Transforming the Army s network into a highly defendable warfighting platform More than 300 Army Installations worldwide will migrate to JRSS; 9 of 23 NIPR stacks are currently operational; 5 additional in FY17 Convergence Networks - bringing disparate Army networks onto the DoDIN; 3 complete (ARNORTH, ARSOUTH, FMWR), 5 ongoing (USARC, ARNG, USACE, CID HQ, and SMDC) Transport - combining tactical networks (intel, logistics, medical, etc); EXORD forthcoming Provisioning - NIPR and SIPR capabilities and services in Army SCIFs under one service provider; MOU signed Cloud and Data Centers Army Directive 2016-38 establishes conditions for the Enterprise Computing Environment (through FY25) and resets Army accountability Meet OMB and DoD 2018 mandates Closed 447/920 data centers since FY11 Initiated Redstone on-premises Cloud pilot to inform build out of additional data centers (4 CONUS, 6 OCONUS) Korea Upgrading the Korea ATM/SONET network to IP/MPLS; Phase 1 of 4 scheduled completion by end of FY17 On-Premises Army Private Cloud Enterprise (APCE) 8
Focus Areas Enterprise Services Windows 10 Improve the Army s cybersecurity posture, lower the cost of IT and streamline the IT operating environment. Migrate ~1M Office IT systems (by Jan 2018) and ~900 Programs of Record. Slow progress physical infrastructure, equipment, and application dependencies. Home Station Mission Command Centers Suite of standardized capabilities (Corps, Division, select HQs) for expeditionary mission command during all operational phases. Tech refresh 4 complete in FY17 (25 th, 4 th, 1 st, and 3 rd IDs; 26 by FY20. Unified Capabilities Improve user experience with timely access to data at the point of need. Award Soft Client RFP, finalize Phase 1-2 architecture. As-a-Service Model End Point Management. Host Based Security System. 9
Cybersecurity Awareness Daily news reminds us that cybersecurity awareness is everyone s responsibility. October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month but this is an ALL THE TIME focused effort. Army will kick off our year-long Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign internally in September 2017 then we will continue to highlight our efforts externally throughout the year. Our focus is to remind everyone who touches our network that we are ALL responsible we need to be aware of cyber threats and incidents, their impact and risks posed to the Army s readiness and our mission. Insider threats and external attacks are unfortunately real and happening every single day. 10
How Industry Can Help Simple, secure solutions to complex problems Don t box us in with proprietary solutions- enable a common operating environment Always keep in mind: expeditionary, tailorable, and scalable enterprise to the edge! Resilient and interoperable solutions- no single points of failure Mobility matters must keep up in a fast-paced combined arms maneuver fight Bake cyber security in up front help us reduce the attack surface Reduce the requirements for Field Service Representatives to operate and maintain
Why is this Important? Keeping the network effective, protected and aligned to the Joint community supports our Army s mission and our people. Our people are our number one resource. They are our best weapon. Our people get the mission done both in uniform and out in industry. The network ties directly back to our people. 12
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Questions? January 6, 2016 14
AFCEA Alamo Chapter MG Garrett S. Yee Acting Cybersecurity Director Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 June 2017 15