6 Sep 96

SUBJECT: Information Warfare - Defense (IW-D)

1. PURPOSE: Provide information on the Command's IW-D program.

2. KEY POINTS:

- USSTRATCOM activated IW-D division (J67) on 1 Apr 96.

-- Manage the risk to our C4I systems based upon the threats and vulnerabilities

- Significant Events

-- NSA Rowlett Award Organizational Winner, 1994; Individual Winner, 1995.

Nation's most prestigious information systems security award

-- 18-month NSA security assessment of command's systems-excellent results

-- BULWARK BRONZE 95-integrated IW-D into exercise. General

Shalikashvili recognized the effort in a 22 Jan 96 letter to CINCSTRAT

-- Activated "Red Team" to continuously assess the vulnerability of the comm-computer

infrastructure

- Initiatives Include:

-- Creating command Computer Emergency Response Team-membership in

nationally recognized structure for computer defense

-- Expanding Red Team activities-goal is two vulnerability assessments per month

-- Continuously assess multi-level security products for Command use-based upon needs,

cost, and functionality

-- Authorize external government agencies to conduct no-notice on-line penetration

attempts of the command's systems

-- Execute IW oriented command-wide exercises-train the way we fight

-- Expand IW education courses and opportunities for entire chain of command

PREPARED BY: GS-12 WARD PARKER, USAF

J6731, EXT 4474

APPROVED BY: RADM P. D. MONEYMAKER, J6

GS-15 MUCKEY, J67