Special Report: Cyber Strategy

DoD's Three Primary Cyber Missions:

Defend DoD networks, systems, and information

Defend the U.S. homeland and U.S. national interests against cyberattacks of significant consequence

Provide cyber support to military operational and contingency plans

Cyber Mission Force: 133 teams by 2018

State and non-state actors threaten disruptive and destructive attacks against the United States and conduct cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property to undercut the United States' technological and military advantage. DoD must develop its cyber forces and strengthen its cyber defense and cyber deterrence posture.

National Mission Teams 13 teams

Defend the United States and its interests against cyberattacks of significant consequence.
Cyber Protection Teams 68 teams

Defend priority DoD networks and systems against priority threats.
Combat Mission Teams 27 teams

Provide support to Combatant Commands by generating integrated cyberspace effects in support of operational plans and contingency operations.
Support Teams 25 teams

Provide analytic and planning support to the National Mission and Combat Mission teams.

Top Stories

Motivation, Talent Remain Strongest Elements of Network Defense, Says Cyber Official

In keynote remarks and a question-and-answer session at CyberMaryland 2016, the triple-hatted leader of U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service championed talent and motivation as network defense game-changers. Story

All Cyber Mission Force Teams Achieve Initial Operating Capability

All 133 of U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber Mission Force teams have reached a threshold level of initial operating capacity and can execute their fundamental mission, Cybercom officials announced. Story

DoD Announces ‘Hack the Pentagon’ Follow-Up Initiative

The Defense Department has awarded a contract to HackerOne and Synack to provide a way for DoD components and the services to launch their own ”bug bounty” challenges, similar to the “Hack the Pentagon” pilot program. Story

'Not If, But When': NSA Official Discusses Importance of Cyber Vigilance

In the wake of major intrusions into U.S. government computer networks over the last 24 months, the National Security Agency's deputy national manager for national security systems outlined his agency's role in developing cyber defense mitigations, and its critical response to public- and private-sector cyber incidents. Story

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Related Information

Foreign Policy on Cybersecurity

Remarks by the President at the Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit

Securing Cyberspace - President Obama Announces New Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal and Other Cybersecurity Efforts

Social Media Education and Training

Presidential Proclamation: National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2014

National Cyber Security Alliance

Related Sites

National Security Agency

Defense Cyber Crime Center

Blogs

Army Looks to Increase Cybersecurity Force

DoD Warns Troops & Families to be Cybercrime Smart

Cybercom Chief Details U.S. Cyber Threats

Full Strategy

Fact Sheet

"America's economic prosperity, national security, and our individual liberties depend on our commitment to securing cyberspace and maintaining an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet."

President Barack Obama
Feb. 13, 2015
Full Statement

"We're the ones who stand with those who create and innovate against those who would steal and destroy. That's the kind of country we are, and that's the kind of cyber force we are."

Defense Secretary Ash Carter
March 13, 2015
Full Speech

"The challenges [in cyberspace] are so broad...it is going to take a true partnership between the private sector, the government and academia to address [them]."

Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and NSA Director
Nov. 20, 2014
Full Testimony