Defense Department cyber efforts : DOD faces challenges in its cyber activities : report to Congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Management--Evaluation.

United States. Department of Defense.

Computer networks--Security measures--United States.

Computer networks.

Military doctrine--United States.

Military doctrine.

Information warfare--United States.

Information warfare.

Cyberterrorism--United States--Prevention.

Cyberterrorism.

National security--United States.

National security.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Cyberterrorism--Prevention.

Management--Evaluation.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 74 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

DOD faces challenges in its cyber activities

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Summary:

According to the U.S. Strategic Command, the Department of Defense (DOD) is in the midst of a global cyberspace crisis as foreign nation states and other actors, such as hackers, criminals, terrorists, and activists exploit DOD and other U.S. government computer networks to further a variety of national, ideological, and personal objectives. This report identifies (1) how DOD is organized to address cybersecurity threats; and assesses the extent to which DOD has (2) developed joint doctrine that addresses cyberspace operations; (3) assigned command and control responsibilities; and (4) identified and taken actions to mitigate any key capability gaps involving cyberspace operations. It is an unclassified version of a previously issued classified report. GAO analyzed policies, doctrine, lessons learned, and studies from throughout DOD, commands, and the services involved with DOD's computer network operations and interviewed officials from a wide range of DOD organizations.

Contents:

Results in brief

Background

Key terms for DOD's cyberspace domain

Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities are spread across DOD, and DOD is reorganizing to better address cybersecurity threats

DOD recognizes the need to update cyber-related joint doctrine and guidance, but lacks a timetable for completion

Conflicting guidance and unclear responsibilities have created challenges for command and control of cyberspace operations

DOD has identified some capability gaps in cyber operations, but lacks a comprehensive assessment of department-wide cyberspace needs and an implementation plan to address any gaps

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 27, 2011).

"July 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-75."

OCLC:

743030452