Defense Department cyber efforts
Subtitle: DOD faces challenges in its cyber activities : report to Congressional requesters
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 74
Subjects: Rules and practice; Evaluation; Management; Computer networks; Security measures; Military doctrine; Information warfare; Cyberterrorism; Prevention; National security; United States. Department of Defense; United States
Other titles: Defense Department cyber efforts :; DOD faces challenges in its cyber activities
Description: According to the U.S. Strategic Command, the Department of Defense (DOD) is in the midst of a global cyberspace crisis as foreign nation states and other actors, such as hackers, criminals, terrorists, and activists exploit DOD and other U.S. government computer networks to further a variety of national, ideological, and personal objectives. This report identifies (1) how DOD is organized to address cybersecurity threats; and assesses the extent to which DOD has (2) developed joint doctrine that addresses cyberspace operations; (3) assigned command and control responsibilities; and (4) identified and taken actions to mitigate any key capability gaps involving cyberspace operations. It is an unclassified version of a previously issued classified report. GAO analyzed policies, doctrine, lessons learned, and studies from throughout DOD, commands, and the services involved with DOD's computer network operations and interviewed officials from a wide range of DOD organizations.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 27, 2011).

"July 2011."

"GAO-11-75."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Results in brief; title: Background; title: Key terms for DOD's cyberspace domain; title: Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities are spread across DOD, and DOD is reorganizing to better address cybersecurity threats; title: DOD recognizes the need to update cyber-related joint doctrine and guidance, but lacks a timetable for completion; title: Conflicting guidance and unclear responsibilities have created challenges for command and control of cyberspace operations; title: DOD has identified some capability gaps in cyber operations, but lacks a comprehensive assessment of department-wide cyberspace needs and an implementation plan to address any gaps; title: Conclusions.