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Alamo Chapter

June 20171

MG Garrett S. YeeActing Cybersecurity DirectorArmy Chief Information Officer/G-6

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We’ve come a LONG way….. In 157 years….

Tomorrow, July 21st is a very important date for

many of us.

Anyone know why it is such an important date

in our history?

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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 157th Birthday

Signaleers!

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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.

History to Future

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Operating in a Complex World

ISIS Terror and Recruiting

Russia’s Antagonism

China’s Expansion

Threats to the Homeland

Iran’s Aggression

Cyber Threats & Exploitation

North Korea’s Hostility

“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

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Network Enabling Readiness

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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

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3 Things to Remember about our Network

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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

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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

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)

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)

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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.

Unified Capabilities

Improve user experience with timely access to

data at the point of need.

Award Soft Client RFP, finalize Phase 1-2

architecture.

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 (25th, 4th,

1st, and 3rd IDs; 26 by FY20.

As-a-Service Model

End Point Management.

Host Based Security System.

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Cybersecurity Awareness

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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.

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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

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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.

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Questions?

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Alamo Chapter

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MG Garrett S. YeeActing Cybersecurity DirectorArmy Chief Information Officer/G-6