The Growing Threat to Air Force Mission-Critical Electronics PDF Download

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309493935
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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High-performance electronics are key to the U.S. Air Force's (USAF's) ability to deliver lethal effects at the time and location of their choosing. Additionally, these electronic systems must be able to withstand not only the rigors of the battlefield but be able to perform the needed mission while under cyber and electronic warfare (EW) attack. This requires a high degree of assurance that they are both physically reliable and resistant to adversary actions throughout their life cycle from design to sustainment. In 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop titled Optimizing the Air Force Acquisition Strategy of Secure and Reliable Electronic Components, and released a summary of the workshop. This publication serves as a follow-on to provide recommendations to the USAF acquisition community.

Author: Don J. Snyder
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Category :
Languages : en
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Air Force weapon systems today are heavily reliant on complex software and high interconnectivity to perform their missions. Cyber capabilities enable many of the advanced features (e.g., electronic attack, sensor fusion, and communications) that give the Air Force its edge over potential adversaries. But they also create potential opportunities - and incentives - for adversaries to counter U.S. advantages through cyberattacks.

Author: Don Snyder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780833093387
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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"There is increasing concern that Air Force systems containing information technology are vulnerable to intelligence exploitation and offensive attack through cyberspace. In this report, the authors analyze how the Air Force acquisition/life-cycle management community can improve cybersecurity throughout the life cycle of its military systems. The focus is primarily on the subset of procured systems for which the Air Force has some control over design, architectures, protocols, and interfaces (e.g., weapon systems, platform information technology), as opposed to commercial, off-the-shelf information technology and business systems. The main themes in the authors' findings are that cybersecurity laws and policies were created to manage commercial, off-the-shelf information technology and business systems and do not adequately address the challenges of securing military systems. Nor do they adequately capture the impact to operational missions. Cybersecurity is mainly added on to systems, not designed in. The authors recommend 12 steps that the Air Force can take to improve the cybersecurity of its military systems throughout their life cycles"--Publisher's description.

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309678153
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 101

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Modern software engineering practices, pioneered by the commercial software community, have begun transforming Department of Defense (DoD) software development, integration processes, and deployment cycles. DoD must further adopt and adapt these practices across the full defense software life cycle - and this adoption has implications for software maintenance and software sustainment across the U.S. defense community. Air Force Software Sustainment and Maintenance of Weapons Systems evaluates the current state of software sustainment within the U.S. Air Force and recommends changes to the software sustainment enterprise. This report assesses how software that is embedded within weapon platforms is currently sustained within the U.S. Air Force; identifies the unique requirements of software sustainment; develops and recommends a software sustainment work breakdown structure; and identifies the necessary personnel skill sets and core competencies for software sustainment.

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981780273
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Languages : en
Pages : 80

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AFI 17-2NAS Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Feb 2017 There is a reason the U.S. Air Force has one of the best cyberwarfare weapon system programs. The Network Attack System (NAS) covers cybercrew training and certification requirements, standard operating procedures, crew manning, crew duties, operational objectives, mission planning and preparation, mission go/no-go criteria, sortie duration, maintaining mission and Master Station Logs, required equipment, communications and crew coordination, and debrief guidance. Also discussed is the evaluation criteria for qualifying cybercrew members in the Network Attack System. This publication pulls together the 3 volumes of AFI 17-2NAS Network Attack System (NAS). These documents establish procedures for developing, distributing, evaluating and using Air Force training products for qualification training. They provide DoD approved baseline cybersecurity certifications requirements and workforce metrics for all levels of the military and civilian occupational series - Basic Cyber Qualified (BCQ), Basic Mission Capable (BMC), Mission Ready (MR)/Combat Mission Ready (CMR) - as well as continuation training requirements. Topics covered include network security and control systems training, network defense and defense analysis training, and network attack training. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this so you don't have to. Other related titles we publish: Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981808502
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Languages : en
Pages : 204

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This book pulls together 5 key Air Force publications on Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS). AFI 17-2CSCS, VOL. 1 CYBERSPACE SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CSCS) CYBERCREW TRAINING 11 May 2017 AFI 17-2CSCS, VOL. 2 CYBERSPACE SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CSCS) STANDARDIZATION AND EVALUATIONS 11 Mar 2017 AFI 17-2CSCS, VOL. 3 CYBERSPACE SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CSCS) OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES 16 May 2017 AFM 17-1301 COMPUTER SECURITY (COMPUSEC) 10 Feb 2017 AFI 17-203 CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING 16 Mar 2017 These publications cover guidelines for planning and conducting cyberspace operations to support the warfighter and achieve national security objectives AFI 17-2CSCS outlines Initial Qualification Training (IQT) requirements for all crewmember personnel, Mission Qualification Training (MQT) and Upgrade and Specialized Training as well as Continuation Training. It provides procedures, evaluation and grading criteria used during performance evaluations on operational cyberspace weapon systems. AFM 17-1301 establishes the Cybersecurity workforce security certification requirements relative to the function, category (technical or managerial), and level of the position. It covers Information Technology asset procurement stressing Unified Capabilities (UC) when modernizing IT and aligning with joint solutions, including the purchase of foreign-made commercial technology. It covers information systems access control, end point security, data spillage, data encryption, whitelisting, collaborative computing and teleworking. AFI 17-203 provides broad guidance for implementing the Air Force (AF) and DoD Cyber Incident Handling Program. It provides a succinct description of the Categories of Events (0, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9) and Incidents (1, 2, 4, and 7) for the 6 CSAF -approved cyberspace weapon systems. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book is published by 4th Watch Publishing Co. and includes copyright material. We publish compact, tightly-bound, full-size books (8 � by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). If you like the service we provide, please leave positive review on Amazon.com. Without positive feedback from the community, we may discontinue the service and y'all can go back to printing these books manually yourselves. A full copy of over 300 cybersecurity standards is loaded on our CyberSecurity Standards Library DVD which is available at Amazon.com. For more titles published by 4th Watch Publishing Co., please visit: cybah.webplus.net Other related titles we publish: Network Attack System (NAS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Defense Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations

Author: Timothy P. Noonan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cyberinfrastructure
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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"This research paper uses a problem/solution framework to identify how Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) can integrate and improve cybersecurity for legacy and modern weapon systems to reduce the cybersecurity attack-surface. With Department of Defense (DOD) networks and mission systems undergoing nearly 250,000 attacks a day, AFSPC must take immediate action to thwart the attacks from adversarial nation states and non-state actors alike. While there are numerous cybersecurity concerns, or non-compliant cybersecurity controls across all weapon systems, not all non-compliant controls contribute equally to the cyber-attack surface and overall vulnerability of weapon systems. For this reason, the major contributors or key issues surrounding the current cybersecurity attack-surface have been identified as policy, defense-in-depth, threat intelligence, and the DOD mandated transition from the DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process to Risk Management Framework (RMF). Utilizing RMF and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity three alternative solutions are evaluated to identify the best option for AFSPC to systematically implement to reduce the overall cybersecurity attack-surface for its modern and legacy weapon systems."--Abstract.

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981789603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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This publication pulls together the 3 volumes of AFI 17-2ACD, the Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) weapon system. AFI 17-2ACD was developed in conjunction with other governing directives, and it prescribes procedures for the Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) weapon system. It covers cybercrew Initial Qualification Training (IQT), through Mission Qualification Training (MQT), to annual Continuation Training (CT). Requalification Training (RT), and certification requirements. It covers standard operating procedures, crew manning, crew duties, operational objectives, mission planning and preparation, mission go/no-go criteria, sortie duration, maintaining mission and Master Station Logs, required equipment, communications and crew coordination, and debrief guidance. Also discussed is the evaluation criteria for qualifying cybercrew members in the ACD weapon system. These documents establish procedures for developing, distributing, evaluating and using Air Force training products for qualification training. They provide procedures for crew position evaluation criteria and grading used during performance evaluations on operational cyberspace weapon systems. Topics covered include mission management, mission checks/checklist procedures, crew coordination, emergency procedures and equipment, communications and post-mission activity. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this so you don't have to. Other related titles we publish: Network Attack System (NAS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981877386
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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This book pulls together 4 key Air Force publications on the Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I). The Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I) is a transformational program to align Air Force communications units to evolving joint and service Cyberspace Operations doctrine, and to support major commands in effectively organizing, training and equipping the Cyberspace Operations Workforce. CS-I will refocus and strengthen traditional Air Force communications units in delivering enhanced mission assurance of wing-level assigned and attached weapons and mission systems to maintain operational advantage across the Air Force's five core missions. AFGM2017-17-01 CYBER SQUADRON INITIATIVE (CS-I) 11 Oct 2017 AFI 10-1703, VOL. 1 CYBERCREW TRAINING 2 Apr 2014 AFI 10-1703, VOL. 2 CYBERCREW STANDARDIZATION AND EVALUATION PROGRAM 15 Oct 2014 AFI 10-1703, VOL. 3 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES 6 May 2015 AFI 10-1703 ensures all cybercrew members obtain and maintain the certification/qualification and proficiency needed to effectively perform their unit's mission. It applies to cybercrew positions that are designated mission ready/combat mission ready (MR/CMR). It establishes the Cybercrew Standardization and Evaluation (Stan/Eval) Program that supports Air Force objectives and provides guidance on how to structure and monitor a stan/eval program. It also establishes procedures for personnel assigned to Air Force cyber weapon systems. If your organization is not following this guidance, then you are at a severe disadvantage. Air Force has been doing this for a while and they provide defensive and operational guidance that can be followed universally to protect critical computer networks. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book is published by 4th Watch Publishing Co. and includes copyright material. We publish compact, tightly-bound, full-size books (8 � by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). If you like the service we provide, please leave positive review on Amazon.com. Without positive feedback from the community, we may discontinue the service and y'all can go back to printing these books manually yourselves. A full copy of over 300 cybersecurity standards is loaded on our CyberSecurity Standards Library DVD which is available at Amazon.com. For more titles published by 4th Watch Publishing Co., please visit: cybah.webplus.net Other related titles we publish: Network Attack System (NAS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Operations Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control Systems (CSCS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA)

Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981862214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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This book pulls together 5 key Air Force publications on Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA), Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Information Dominance and Management. These publications cover guidelines for planning and conducting cyberspace operations tosupport the warfighter and achieve national security objectives. AFI 17-2CDA outlines InitialQualification Training (IQT) requirements for all crewmember personnel, Mission QualificationTraining (MQT) and Upgrade and Specialized Training as well as Continuation Training. Itprovides procedures, evaluation and grading criteria used during performance evaluations onoperational cyberspace weapon systems. It provides governing directives and prescribesprocedures for operating the CDA weapon system. AFM 17-101 provides implementation instructions for the Risk Management Framework (RMF) methodology for Air Force Information Technology according to AFPD 17-1, and AFI 17-130. AFPD 17-1 provides a means by which the AF will cross-functionally align cyberspaceprograms and capabilities to effectively and efficiently deliver capabilities to users. Cyberspaceis defined as a global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of IT infrastructures and resident data, including the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this so you don't have to. When a new standard is released, an engineer prints it out, punches holes and puts it in a 3-ringbinder. While this is not a big deal for a 5 or 10-page document, many cyber documents are over100 pages and printing a large document is a time-consuming effort. So, an engineer that's paid$75 an hour is spending hours simply printing out the tools needed to do the job. That's timethat could be better spent doing engineering. We publish these documents so engineers canfocus on what they were hired to do - engineering. Other related titles we publish: Network Attack System (NAS) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD) Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Training Publications Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Air Force Cyberspace Security and Control System (CSCS)