RELEASED UNDER THE - UNCLASSIFED INFORMATION DMIJJUE EN VERTU DE - RENSEIGNEMENTS NON CLASSHES DND - MDN BRIEFING NOTE FOR THE CDS AND DM COMMAND AND CONTROL DEVELOPMENT OF CYBE-R OPERATIONS ISSUE 1 The needs to improve its postured to better anticipate plan and conduct Cyber Operations This brie ng note is intended to inform and to seek your concurrence to engage Level 1 stakeholders to assist in developing proposals for appropriate CAF Command and Control CZ structures to eti ectivel conduct Cyber Operations - BACKGROUND 2 Cyber has traditionally been viewed as a technical concern with the postured principally to provide cyber security in accordance with Financial Administration Act requirements Given the evolution of cyber in the operational environment including its growing use by potential adversaries the 2009 Integrated Capstone Concept recognised Cyber as anew war ghting domain - DISCUSSION CONSIDERATIONS 3 As part of the overall CPD Cyber Force'Develepment preliminary discussions with key - stakeholders occurred in Spring 2014 where comments and dialogue identi ed many elements of the complex problem space which required detailed analysis A mission analysis Was - subsequently conducted The analysis revealed that a The Authority - Responsibility Accountability ARA matrix in regards to_ eyber operations is very complex has seams and has overlapping elements b Cyber operations are currently not command driven c There is insuf cient clarity in how the functions of Force Employment FE Force Generation F G Force Force Management FM Operational and TechnicalfAuthorities 0A and TA and Human Resources HR management are coordinated and executed 1 1 4 Resolution of the above is complicated by a number of factors including a I Actions in the cyber domain taken at the Strategic and Operational levels have impacts at the Tactical level and vice-versa b Cyber Operations Cyber Support Operations and Cyber Security are very interdependent cyber is an environment within which cyber operations are conducted and other environmental operations depend on the con dent and uncontested use of the cyber environment 1 2 A-201 4-01977--0002 RELEASED UNDER THE NA- UNCLASSIFIED NORMATION EN VERTU DE - RENSEIGNEMENTS NON DND - MDN 0 Cyber Operations are critically reliant on Intelligence d CAF Information Technology Systems ITS are owned and operated by'multiple 1 s Shared Service Canada and contracted partners e CAF relies on non CAF ITS assets - including non Canadian industry capabilities - to link CAF nodes and f CoordinatiOn of Cyber Operations With Allies and partners is important and complex 5 An initial consideration of the problem has identi ed that establishing effective C2 to allow the CAF to properly conduct Cyber'Operations may require some resource investment re- alignment of current ARA beyond the existing organizations conducting Cyber Operations Cyber support activities under the responsibilities ofclifferont LI 5 reorganization and or the creation of new organisations within the RECOMMENDATION 6 The CAF needs to conduct cominandded and intelligence-in formed integrated with those ofour partnersand Allies Toenable such operations the GAP must ensure that clear agreed well understood and accepted of key cyber functions are-in place to - ensuret reedoin of action in the cyber domain forother joint operations - i - 'It is recommended that a S'eniOr-Operational Planning Group with representation from all affected Level 1 organizations be convenedeto develop'courses of aetionto- develop the - proper Cyber Operations 1C2 Structure that will address all aspects of Prepared by P M Perron LCol Cyber 996 4598 Reviewed by Sabourin Cyber FD 947-9498 Responsible DG Iiawco Cindre Cyb'er 995-4667 Responsible Group Principal SJ Bowes MGen CFD 995-5542 Date Prepare'di 17' Novr 14 2 2 TRANSMITTAL SH EETIBORDEREAU BRIEFING NOTE FOR THE CDS AND BM COMMAND AND CONTROL 1 ELOPMENT OF CYBER OPERATIONS To Remarks Recommended 91Bowcs I h 3 I J MGen L FM 4 5 'U-f - r CF13 - Fri-r - 16 h Tabs Guy R 'T'hibau It VCIJS 513 992 6052 Date gm 111 amt M 49M 1mm 40 M13 Pan 02' nk M Mh h d rth 3 w gum ms 114 rms mww Meme a 2m RELEASED UNDER THE - UNCLASSIFED INFORMATION EN VERTU DE - RENSEIGNEMENTS HON CLASSIFIES DND - MDN