United States Cybersecurity Magazine

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From the Spring 2022 Issue

U.S. Army C5ISR Center CSSP: Leading the Way to a Defend Forward Stance

Author(s):

Bill Christman, Chief, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Cesar Pie, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Clinton Hackney, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Greg Weaver, Team Lead, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

DOD CSSP Program: A Plateau Difficult to Overcome Since its establishment in 2001, the Department of Defense (DOD) Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) Program (hereafter Program) has progressively and systematically matured to become one of the most critical components of the Department’s Defense–in–depth strategy. Today, 27 authorized (certified) DOD CSSPs are responsible for provisioning 24x7x365 cybersecurity … Read more

From the Winter 2019 Issue

Increasing the Operational Readiness and Performance of Department of Defense Cybersecurity Service Providers

Author(s):

Cesar Pie, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Clinton Hackney, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

CSIOS

Introduction Since its establishment in 2001, the Department of Defense (DOD) Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) Program has progressively and systematically matured to become one of the most critical components of the Department’s Defense — In-Depth strategy. Today, 24 DOD CSSPs are responsible for provisioning 24x7x365 cybersecurity services (e.g., protect, detect, respond, and sustain) to implement … Read more

From the Fall 2018 Issue

The Next Generation of Defensive Cyberspace Operators

Author(s):

Cesar Pie, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Clinton Hackney, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

Defensive Cyberspace Operations

Introduction Whether internal or external to the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN), passive and active Defense Cyberspace Operations (DCO) are Cyberspace Operations (CO) intended to protect and defend the Department of Defense (DOD) or other friendly cyberspace from adversary actions. A key characteristic of DOD’s DCO is the construct of active cyberspace defense. Active … Read more

From the Summer 2018 Issue

An Outsider’s Look at the United States Cyber Command: The 10TH Unified and 4TH Functional Combatant Command

Author(s):

Cesar Pie, Strategist, Defensive Cyber Solutions Branch

cybercommand

The 10TH Unified and 4TH Functional Combatant Command The United States (U.S.), along with its allies and potential foes, are witnessing an unprecedented fast–paced evolution of the 21st century cyberspace domain landscape. As it relates to our military advancements, key milestones have included: the establishment of the U.S. Cyber Command or USCYBERCOM on June 23, … Read more