Publisher's Synopsis
In October 2014, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics(USD(AT&L)) requested that the Defense Science Board (DSB) investigate ways to improve theDepartment of Defense's overall management processes for providing cyber security in its systemsand networks. The Board assembled a Task Force composed of national leaders in informationtechnology (IT) and cyber security. The Task Force met from January 2015 through November 2015to deliberate on cyber security for the Department of Defense (DoD).The task force was asked to take on four specific tasks: -Determine methods to assess and provide DoD leadership with improved managementinsight into the level of cyber protection that either currently exists or is planned-Devise the means or methods to assess system resilience to different kinds and levels of cyberattack-Investigate ways to inform future investments for DoD cyber defense-Develop approaches to produce prioritized recommendations for spending the next dollar formaximum effect against cyber threats
