SSC Pacific Cyber Research Activities

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SSC Pacific Cyber Research Activities

• Gary Burnette
• Senior Advisor for Cyber and Information
  Operations

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SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific

• DoD Center of Excellence, and the
• Nations only full spectrum C4ISR Lab
• Ranked 1 in Discovery and
• Acquisition, top tier Research and
• Development, Test and Evaluation
• 4,200 staff (active duty military, federal
• civil service, contractors)
• Award winning, nationally and
• internationally recognized experts
• 2.5B annual revenue, extensive
• partnerships
• Global presence, global influence
• National asset - unique location,

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Isnt Cyber the next big thing?

• All the buzz is about cyber
• Cyberwarfare, Cyberspace, Cyber Commands, CNCI
• but its misplaced, cyber is but just one means
  that networks use, they also use others
• The real buzz should be about whats next
• It will be ubiquitous u-computingu-networkingu-
  sensorsu-linking
• Network convergence Social Physical
  Biological Networks
• The human aspect how will we interact with a
  converged network?
• Collaboration heterarchical vs hierarchical
  open source, Wikipedia
• Technology drivers miniaturization,
  nanotechnology, machine learning, GPS, data
  farms, virtualization, cloud computing
• and the exponential pace at which it is
  developing

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SSC PAC Cyberwarfare Support RFI/RFPwhere we
need help

• Computer Network Operations
• Understanding aspects of human behavior and
  cognitive functions to influence decision making
• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Monitoring, analyzing and mitigating Operational
  Security vulnerabilities.
• Command and Control (C2).
• Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  (ISR).
• Ubiquitous Communications and Computing
  Environment.
• Countermeasures
• Modeling, Simulation and Visualization of the
  future environment
• Understanding networks as a science and
  developing models which can provide clarity into
  how networks operate and resist or deter attack.
• Convergence of physical, biological and social
  networks and how this will effect human
  interactions.

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SSC PAC Cyberwarfare Support RFI/RFPactivities
to be performed

• Perform basic and applied research in Cyber
  Warfare and enabling technologies, techniques and
  theory.
• Analyze, design, develop, document, integrate,
  test, install and maintain Cyber Warfare and
  enabling capabilities.
• Serve as the test site (via the SSC PAC labs and
  other government facilities) for interoperability
  testing among Cyber Warfare systems, tools,
  technologies and processes (both existing and
  new) prior to their introduction to operational
  environments.
• Provide operational support to assist in
  technical and programmatic oversight of Cyber
  Warfare and enabling systems, programs and
  functions.
• Provide Systems Engineering and Integration
  support to improve overall effectiveness of Cyber
  Warfare and enabling systems and functions.
• Evaluate and demonstrate the application of
  advanced software and hardware concepts and
  technology to Cyber Warfare and enabling systems
  and functions.
• Conduct analyses and systems engineering to
  develop initiatives for support of emerging Cyber
  Warfare requirements.
• Perform analysis, algorithm development and
  implementation and display for Cyber Warfare
  tools and data fusion from various sources of
  information
• Provide support for Cyber Warfare experiments,
  exercises, and other events.

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Quantifying SSC PAC Cyber Activities

• One definition of cyber computer network
  operations network operations
• SSC PAC reviewed 519 projects
• Cyber related 200 (39)
• Incidental to cyber 137 (26)
• No connection with cyber 182 (35)

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C4ISR, IT, IA, IO - Our Core Competencies

• Cryptologic Intelligence
• Command Center Services
• Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection
• Expeditionary C4I Systems
• Modeling Simulation
• Navigation Systems
• Meteorology
• Air Traffic Control Engineering/ Technical
  Services

• Network Systems Support
• Physical Computer Security
• Command Control
• Information Assurance
• Information Technologies
• Sensor Systems
• Communications
• Image Processing
• Visual Information Systems
• Wireless Technologies

What We Do
Leveraging Technology
Rapid Prototyping
Speed to Capability
Deliver Knowledge Superiority to the Warfighter
Through Engineering Excellence
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Information Assurance Core Competencies
CDS/MLS
Crypto Devices
CND Afloat
Secure Wireless
Key Management
PKI
Security TE
CA
Full Spectrum IA

• Systems Engineering
• Security Engineering
• Security Test and Evaluation
• IA Research and Development

• Acquisition Support
• DIACAP Support
• Public Safety IT

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Unmanned Warfare

• Securing building interiors
• Ensuring perimeter security
• Anti-submarine warfare
• Defeating IEDs
• Exploring caves

ASW Mission Module for LCS
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Pioneering Next Generation Internet

• IPv6 creates entire new space, meets new scaling
  requirements
• Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN)
  partnered with SSC Pacific to advance
  implementation across DoD
• SSC Pacific
• selected DoD pilot project
• NGEN architecture IPv6 Capable
• full network upgrade in place three years ago
  

• 10 Gigabit backbone in hierarchy of 400 switches
  serving 150 buildings,
• Network core employs IPv6 switching operating
  at full line rate,
• Fully IPv6 enabled routing
• Address and connectivity for all users

SSC Pacific is years ahead of the rest of DoD
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What should we be doing now?

• Academic research
• Understand scientifically how networks are
  structured, behave and operate
• Gain greater understanding of how networks are
  converging and what it means for society
• Determine how networks can survive attacks and
  disruption
• Industry Research
• Develop innovative capabilities
• Help government military bridge the knowledge
  gap
• Government / Military research
• Experiment and Wargame
• Identify key technology enablers and components

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