Cyber Huntsville

A vision for the future of Huntsville

Cyber: A National Vulnerability • “I believe that the dawn of cyber attacks and cyber defense is going to have the same impact on relations between nations that the dawn of nuclear weapons had.”

• “The threat of cyber attack is very real and it is available not only to nations but to groups of individuals who may or may not be sanctioned by nations, and to criminals, and to terrorists.”

• “Cyber attack and cyber defense are here to stay. We as a nation are ill prepared for it, as is every other nation.”

- General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Huntsville is the U.S.’s #2 target for counter intelligence

Why Huntsville?

• Huntsville has developed strong systems engineering and RDT&E capabilities and facilities • Huntsville is the birthplace of multiple weapons systems/weapons platforms with a strong history in aerospace • Huntsville is the home of Lifecycle Management • 47 tenant Government organizations located on Redstone Arsenal • Over 300 cleared companies – 3rd highest number of cleared people in U.S. • Academics

▫ UAHuntsville has now developed a cyber major curricula ▫ MOU with Auburn University, a leader in cyber research

The nation needs our expertise to operate and defend in a degraded environment

Vision for the Cyber Huntsville Initiative • Become nationally-recognized hub for expertise in cyber security RDT&E, Engineering, and experimentation and Life Cycle Management • Serve as an integral part of the national cyber infrastructure • Government, industry, and academia experts working together on all aspects of cyber security We can have “cyber in Huntsville” or be “Cyber Huntsville”

Cyber Huntsville Initiative Academic Affairs Dr. Rodney Robertson Cyber Huntsville Initiative Mayor Tommy Battle

Government Affairs

Industry Affairs Jess Granone

Role of Cyber Huntsville in the National Cyber Initiative Huntsville can provide cyber: •R&D •T&E •M&S •Engineering •Experimentation

Cyber Intelligence Exploitation NSA IC Cyber Operations

Weapons Systems cyber RDT&E

USCYBERCOM DoD

…To fight in a degraded cyber environment

HSV

Government & Infrastructure Defense (CND) DHS

Common Goal: To establish dominance in cyberspace to assure our critical infrastructure and national security

Typical Weapon System Cyber Issues • Co-opting of our weapon systems by the adversary • Disruption of command and control links • Disruption of data acquisition links • Spoofing • Disconnection from National and Theater Infrastructure • Faulty or compromised supply chain components US weapons systems need an inherent capability to survive and to continue to fight through cyber attacks

Achieving the Cyber Huntsville Vision DoD DoD

Federal Agencies

Industry Academia

Cyber Solutions

Federal Agencies

Industry

Local Government

Academia

Local Government

We will all have a role and responsibility in cyberspace for national security

What’s Needed • What command structure is needed?

• What is the Mission?

• What infrastructure is needed? ▫ Information Operations labs ▫ System-specific hardware-in-the-loop labs

• What skills are needed?

Integration!

Building for Huntsville’s Future

Redstone Gateway Redstone Arsenal Gateway

468 Acres of Federal Land - 4.6 million square feet of office space

A Vision For Cyber Systems Innovation & Security Center (CSISC) ATTACK

TECHNOLOGIES TOOLS

ENGINEERING

SUPPLY CHAIN RISK

DoD

REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS

STUDIES & ANALYSIS

Industry Federal Agencies

SIMULATIONS

TRAINING RDT&E

THREAT Academia Local Government

TRAINING FORENSICS

KEY PARTNER MISSIONS

Cyber Solution Beneficiaries PEOs, System owners, etc.

Cyber Huntsville Initiative Objectives • Gather and unite all interested parties ▫ Government ▫ Industry ▫ Academia

• Bring the vision of Cyber Huntsville to fruition, for the benefit of the community as a whole • Generate requirements for the development of a cyber center ▫ One of the first buildings constructed as part of the Redstone Gateway project

• Work as a unified community to address local, regional, and national cyber concerns Make Huntsville part of the national security solution for cyberspace

Benefits of Cyber Huntsville Community

Government •Integral part of the national cyber infrastructure •Expand RDT&E capabilities in cyber security

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Creation of local jobs

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Influx of cyber talent

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Diversify community capabilities

Academia •Expand competitive position •Careers for graduates

Industry

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Workforce enhancement

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Collaboration

•Enhanced Capabilities

Cyber Huntsville: Builds on Huntsville’s nationally-recognized talent pool and experience with focus on cyber security RDT&E, engineering, and experimentation

cyber@huntsvilleal.gov http://Huntsvilleal.gov/cyber