{"id":15571,"date":"2017-11-07T19:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/07\/dod-is-outpacing-itself-on-cyber\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:59:53","slug":"dod-is-outpacing-itself-on-cyber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2017\/11\/07\/dod-is-outpacing-itself-on-cyber\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD is outpacing itself on cyber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the observations most oft discussed surrounding the cyber domain is how fast it moves. So fast, evidently, that the Defense Department is outpacing itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are outrunning our headlights,\u201d Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of Army Cyber Command, said during a keynote presentation at the CyCon U.S. conference in Washington Nov. 7. \u201cWe\u2019re learning so much, whether or not it\u2019s with our forces, with our doctrine, with our strategy; we are well forward of where we thought we would ever be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakasone referenced the progress DoD has made in the past seven years in this domain, namely the stand up of a cadre of dedicated cyber warriors and the employment of such forces. This has manifested itself in Cyber Command\u2019s cyber mission force, the roughly 6,200 person, 133 team force of offensive, defensive and support teams made up of personnel from the service cyber component commands, which Nakasone described as a gamechanger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/2017\/11\/02\/army-navy-cyber-teams-say-theyre-ready-to-go-a-year-early\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" data-original-title=\"\"><i>Army, Navy cyber teams say they\u2019re ready to go &#8230; a year early<\/i><\/a>] <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the capability DoD built over the past seven years, Nakasone said, adding it\u2019s a capability that they\u2019ve employed defensively and offensively, as well referencing the fight against the Islamic State group, the most public of offensive cyber efforts executed by the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/2017\/05\/24\/what-defense-leaders-are-now-willing-to-tell-us-about-offensive-cyber-ops\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" data-original-title=\"\"><i>What defense leaders (are now willing to) tell us about offensive cyber ops<\/i><\/a>] <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat have we learned?\u201d Nakasone asked, \u201ca tremendous amount.\u201d This includes lessons pertaining to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Force structure;<\/li><li>Force employment;<\/li><li>Command and control of forces;<\/li><li>The ability to bring capabilities to the forefront;<\/li><li>How to take defensive teams and ensure they are informed by offensive teams; and<\/li><li>How to take intelligence either from the private sector or the government to empower a team.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding offensive and defensive personnel, Cyber Command has worked to train each cyber warrior to the same joint standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe first thing you want to do is be careful about saying it\u2019s one or the other. I do think that there\u2019s a benefit and an advantage &#8230; that one might inform the other,\u201d Rear Adm. T.J. White, commander of the Cyber National Mission Force at Cyber Command, said during a panel at the INSA National Security and Intelligence Summit in Washington Sept. 6. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot that we\u2019ve learned in anticipating what you might have to do on the offense by understanding very, very well what is going on with the defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2017\/09\/14\/for-dod-cyber-warriors-offense-and-defense-is-interchangeable\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636035100079177577-2675151jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">For DoD cyber warriors, offense and defense is interchangeable<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Creating a cyber warrior class, the Department of Defense and Cyber Command sought offensive and defensive forces trained to the same joint standards, allowing them the ability to switch roles and to better understand each other.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others have also noted lessons learned regarding force employment through operational lessons, especially on the defensive side where they can spilt defensive teams \u2013 made up of 39 individuals \u2013 eschewing the need to send everyone toward a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the things we found with practical experience is we can actually deploy in smaller sub elements, use reach-back capability, the power of data analytics; we don\u2019t necessarily have to deploy everyone,\u201d Adm. Michael Rogers, the commander of CYBERCOM, told the House Armed Services Committee in May. \u201cWe can actually work in a much more tailored, focus[ed] way optimized for the particular network challenge that we\u2019re working. We\u2019re actually working through some things using this on the Pacific at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/2017\/07\/05\/cyber-flag-exclusive-what-cyber-command-learns-from-the-annual-exercise\/\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\"><i>Cyber Flag exclusive: What Cyber Command learns from the annual exercise<\/i><\/a>] <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elaborating on this notion, Brig. Gen. Maria Barrett, deputy of operations J-3 at CYBERCOM, has noted that this construct allows for greater agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou would send a smaller group forward and then do whatever analytic work or analysis you need to do back at home base, be it Fort Gordon or San Antonio or Hawaii or reach back and do some of that work there,\u201d she said. \u201cThat kind of facilitates us being a little bit more agile and quick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyber Command has also expounded on these operational lessons and taking them to training and validation exercises. \u201cFrom that lesson, our branch at Cyber Command has said now that we\u2019ve seen that lesson at an exercise, let\u2019s bring in the mission force experts and figure out how we craft our doctrine to reflect operations,\u201d said an exercise leader at Cyber Command\u2019s annual Cyber Flag told C4ISRNET. \u201cThere\u2019s real traction that happens from these lessons learned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The command, however, is not necessarily looking to re-evaluate the makeup of teams. Despite the large nature of CPTs, even if a subset of that team can deploy to a problem, depending on the nature or difficulty, the entire team might be needed later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyber Command has also looked at evaluating their tools and kits with plans to roll out standardized tool kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/2017\/09\/07\/cyber-command-moves-toward-standardized-cyber-kits\/\" title=\"\" data-original-title=\"\"><i>Cyber Command moves toward standardized cyber kits<\/i><\/a>] <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakasone added that doctrine, strategy and training of forces is being rewritten today. In fact, DoD is working its third cyber strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/electronic-warfare\/2017\/10\/20\/dod-still-doesnt-have-cyber-deterrence-redline-policies-but-says-theyre-working-on-it\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capture.JPG_8e855f.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DoD still doesn\u2019t have cyber deterrence, redline policies, but says they\u2019re working on it<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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