UNCLASSIFIED - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Fact Sheet 2018 DoD Cyber Strategy and Cyber Posture Review Sharpening our Competitive Edge in Cyberspace Purpose The 2018 Department of Defense DoD Cyber Strategy articulates how the Department will implement the priorities of the National Defense Strategy in and through cyberspace It supersedes the 2015 DoD Cyber Strategy The first-ever DoD Cyber Posture Review provided a comprehensive assessment of the Department's ability to successfully execute the Strategy __________________________________________________________________ Central Challenge U S prosperity and security depend on open and reliable access to information Nations that are deterred from directly confronting U S military strength are using cyberspace operations in day-today competition to exploit a perceived advantage and harm our interests China and Russia are engaging in great power competition via persistent aggressive cyberspace campaigns that pose strategic long-term risks to the Nation our allies and partners __________________________________________________________________ Key Themes Using cyberspace to amplify military lethality and effectiveness Defending forward confronting threats before they reach U S networks Proactively engaging in the day-to-day great power competition in cyberspace Protecting military advantage and national prosperity Recognizing partnerships are key to shared success in protecting cyberspace Actively contesting the exfiltration of sensitive DoD information Embracing technology automation and innovation to act at scale and speed Supporting the defense of critical infrastructure Recruiting developing and managing critical cyber talent __________________________________________________________________ DoD Objectives for Cyberspace 1 Ensuring the Joint Force can achieve its missions in a contested cyberspace domain 2 Enhancing Joint Force military advantages through the integration of cyber capabilities into planning and operations 3 Deterring preempting or defeating malicious cyber activity targeting U S critical infrastructure that is likely to cause a significant cyber incident 4 Securing DoD information and systems including on non-DoD-owned networks against cyber espionage and malicious cyber activity 5 Expanding DoD cyber cooperation with allies partners and private sector entities UNCLASSIFIED - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE UNCLASSIFIED - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Cyber Posture Review As directed by the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act the Department conducted a comprehensive review of the Department's cyber posture and ability to execute the Strategy The Review included extensive background research data collection and expert interviews This classified Review identified that we must continue investments in our people capabilities and processes to meet fully the objectives set forth in the Strategy The Review also included workshops modeling and wargames to further develop the Department's approach to deterring disrupting and defeating malicious cyber activity and successfully competing in cyberspace ________________________________________________________________ Implementation The Department has begun to address these challenges but it is an enduring effort and significant work remains The Department will continually monitor specific Strategy implementation tasks through the Principal Cyber Advisor The Department is identifying budget and resource impacts for the Fiscal Year 2019 and 2020 budgets UNCLASSIFIED - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu