Tuesday, 18 August

Session 1:  Cyber Operations

Speaker:  COL Barry Hensley, A-GNOSC Director

Significant threats to our networks and the emergence of cyber operations have catapulted issues within our battlespace to the forefront of many National, DoD, and Army senior leader forums.  This session will address the challenges to operationalizing the LWN highlighting the need for changing the Army cultural aspects which impact how we perceive, command, and control the network.  It will also highlight the A-GNOSC role and responsibilities in executing NETCOM CND-SP authorities to defend the network.   CND services are those services considered essential to protecting, defending, and sustaining our enterprise environment, in addition to conducting appropriate response actions. Critical to this discussion are the CND-SP functions and capabilities mandated by the Department of Defense.  This session concludes by underscoring several critical Army cyber priorities articulated through the use of the DOTMLPF framework.

Session 2:  Networking the Army Brigade Combat Team

Speaker: BG Lee Price, Deputy Program Manager, Future Combat Systems, Brigade Combat Team

Network technologies are a key part to modernizing the Army’s Brigade Combat Teams – Speaker will address those technologies, what’s coming up and how it will affect the Electromagnetic Battlefield. The discussion will include network interoperability with other battle command systems and courses of action to develop the future unified battle command.

Session 3:  Cyber NETOps Tools Standardization

Speaker: Ms. Jeannie Tanaka, 9th Signal Command (Army), Dir, Plans, Programs and Architectures

This session will cover the ongoing implementation of the selected GNEC
Phase II NetOps toolsets referred to as the GNEC 6+1 capabilities. These
enterprise tool sets include: Host Based Security System (HBSS); Enterprise
Service Desk (ESD) and Remedy/Information Technology Service Manager (ITSM);
System Center Configuration Manager/System Center Operations Manager
(SCCM/SCOM); REM/Retina; Spectrum/eHealth; ArcSight; and Enterprise Active
Directory (AD) services. These tools provide a foundation for the
evolutionary solution to the current lack of standardized enterprise
toolsets required to support the network transformation envisioned by the
GNEC initiatives. It will provide how the incremental implementation of
these initial enterprise NetOps tools support the transition to the
centralized, secure, operationalized, and sustainable future LandWarNet. It
will also provide some insight into the continuing evolution of GNEC through
implementation of additional enterprise NetOps capabilities.

Session 4:  DAIG Role in Enabling IA Compliance

Speaker: COL Frederick Henry, Chief, IA Division, DAIG

The briefing will highlight the Army IA Compliance Framework and the tools and methodology used by the DAIG IA Division to assist Army Leadership in the improvement of IA readiness for the Total Army.  Topics will include a brief overview of the division mission and organizational structure; discussion of the DAIG IA Annual Report for FY 08; IA related trends observed during FY 09 inspection activities; DAIG IA Division engagement strategies for various levels/types of commands (e.g. strategic, operational, tactical); current initiatives, and the way ahead for the DAIG IA Division.

Session 5:  Cyber Emerging Threats and Vulnerabilities

Speaker: LTC Todd DeLong, 2nd Battalion Commander, 1st IO Command

This presentation will discuss examples of modern threats against the LandWarNet; malware tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP); procedures and technology for strengthening the defense of the LandWarNet.

Session 6:  Cyber Update

Speaker: BG Steven Smith, Chief Cyber Officer, Army CIO/G-6

BG Smith will discuss the cyber integration in technology, processes, and people with the key objective of establishing and using an Enterprise-wide risk management approach that increases LandWarNet cyber security defense by allowing decision makers to effectively balance risk cost with mission benefits.  There will be some general discussion on "enterprise solution for cyber defense" to include "streamlining unity of command and unity of effort within cyber defense."  Bottom-line...information assurance and cyber defense must become an integral part of every soldier's everyday life...top to bottom...inside and out.

Session 7:  Signal Cyberspace Operations Campaign Plan

Speaker: Mr. Russell Fenton, Concepts, Requirements and Doctrine Division, Signal Center

This presentation provides an overview of the Signal Regiment's Cyberspace Operations Campaign Plan.  The 12 May 08 DoD designation of cyberspace as a warfighting domain and the 29 Sep 08 DoD inclusion of NETOPS as a core capability of cyberspace operations means the Army must be able to effectively enable warfighting in and through the LandWarNet now and in the future.  Developing a paradigm of actually fighting in this realm is new and it fundamentally involves a non-lethal, non-violent approach. The presentation discusses the Signal vision, mission, and strategic goals that will drive the development of doctrine, organizational structure, training, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities solutions required for the warfighter to gain access to and control of Army cyberspace for the purposes of dominating in and through the domain.  It concludes with some thoughts on how to the Army can achieve solutions across already existing developmental efforts.  The presentation draws from years of analysis performed at all echelons, as well as recent collaboration between the Operations, Intelligence, and Signal communities. 

A cumulative review of key issues and highlights from the Track's presentations will follow this discussion.