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Cyberspace: A Fragile Ecosystem
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Robert F. Lentz
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance
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Dependence on Cyberspace
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Cyberspace: A Fragile Ecosystem Robert F. Lentz Deputy Assistant - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cyberspace: A Fragile Ecosystem Robert F. Lentz Deputy Assistant - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cyberspace: A Fragile Ecosystem Robert F. Lentz Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance 1 Unclassified//FOUO UNCLASSIFIED Dependence on Cyberspace Unclassified//FOUO UNCLASSIFIED 2 Looking Ahead .
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Waves of IT Industry Growth in the Information Age
Source: David Moschella, “Waves of Power”, 1997
Looking Ahead . . . Looking Back
Grosch’s Law Moore’s Law Metcalf’s Law Law of Transforma4on
Systems Systems ‐ ‐ Centric Centric PC PC ‐ ‐ Centric Centric Network Network ‐ ‐ Centric Centric Content Content ‐ ‐ Centric Centric 10000 1000 100 10
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1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Number of Users (Millions) Systems Systems ‐ ‐ Centric Centric PC PC ‐ ‐ Centric Centric Network Network ‐ ‐ Centric Centric Content Content ‐ ‐ Centric Centric 10000 1000 100 10
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1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Number of Users (Millions)
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Looking Ahead . . . Looking Back (alternate story)
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Paradigm Shift
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Are you a Starfish or a Spider?
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- Starfish
- Peered
- Adaptive
- Resilient
- Spider
- Hierarchical
- Resists Change
- Fragile
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Time & Environment Content & Services Individuals, Organizations, Equipment
Cyber Risk Management
Cyber Information Identity
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Vignette: The Recapture of Fallujah
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Vignette: World War II Cryptography
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Shift in Strategic Focus
FROM TO
- Protect Information
- Ensure Operational Success
- Static Pre-Placed Defenses
- Dynamic Network and
Information Operations
- Proprietary Point Solutions
- Policy-Based Enterprise
- People Intensive
- Integrated Services
- Fragile Information
Technology
- Resilient Cyber Ecosystem
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Speed of Action Secure Information Access
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Resilient Reactive & Manual Tools-Based Interoperable Policy-Based
Security administrators follow rules and do their best to “put out fires” Tools and technologies are applied piecemeal to assist people in reacting faster Loosely integrated tools exchange data to assist people with cyber situational awareness
Resilient
The enterprise instantiates security policy, illuminates events and helps the operators find, fix, and target for response Enterprise optimizes service to user by to dynamically isolating and containing effects – including in supply chain and underlying infrastructure
Toward a Resilient Cyber Ecosystem
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Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Strengthen Network Underpinnings
- Assure Software & Systems
- Managing Attack Surfaces
- Reducing Anonymity
- Improving Cyber Awareness
- Automating Security Content
- Mission Based Architectures
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It’s not just about technology . . .
106 Colleges & Universities in 38 States & DC
National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education The US Cyber Challenge – discover, train and recruit the best talent in the country
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