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allows us to deliver the training anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. For the first time since I’ve been in this business, we’re getting feedback that the online training is better than the classroom training.” “We’ve always had traditional classroom training for administrators, but we wanted to give more of a focus to the management side,” Baron-DiCamillo explained. “So we’ve worked to create specific classes geared more toward senior management. Instead of going through four days of classes, you can choose different modules that fit your role in the HBSS deployment.” To address newly emerging topics and focus areas, officials are also using DISA’s Defense Connect Online, which offers a variety of collaboration tools. In addition, teams of enterprise implementers are available to visit locations to assist in getting started. “During this implementation phase, we’ve tried to set expectations by defining what we think is a safe first step in getting this rolled out,” Orndorff explained. “We have some pretty good plans for where we want to take it next, with at least three waves of improvement already on the drawing boards. By the time we get to the second wave, I’m sure we’ll be thinking about the fourth one. We’ll continue to evolve this to leverage it to the maximum extent possible.” The program is also coordinating closely with other DoD efforts. The Enterprise Solutions Steering Group—which is led by STRATCOM and includes participation from the military services, National Security Agency, DISA and other agencies— decides on priorities and develops technical approaches. While DISA then takes the lead on the acquisition side, participants emphasize that it truly represents a DoD enterprise approach to addressing network defense requirements. “We’re enthusiastic about HBSS, and we’re excited about what this brings to DoD networks,” said Orndorff. “But this is just one component of a strategy to secure and defend the networks. It doesn’t solve all of our problems or eliminate other key defense capabilities that we’re working on in parallel. It’s not a silver bullet, but is part of an integrated framework to help defend DoD networks.”
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Several companies also are helping with implementation, testing and operational
support. BAE Systems is the prime contractor of HBSS. After extensive market surveys and technical analysis of various vendor offerings, the company selected McAfee Security as technology partner. “We have formed a close working relationship with DISA through a team-based approach that includes McAfee, other contractors, and outside organizations such as Carnegie Mellon to successfully deliver this capability,” said Bruce Thibault, HBSS program manager for BAE Systems. As lead integrator, BAE Systems is providing cybersecurity engineering, classroom and online training, and global implementation and operations support. The company’s cybersolutions are based on more than 30 years of research, new product development, and new tool and technology evaluation for the defense and intelligence communities. “BAE Systems is experienced in establishing and operating new cybersecurity programs from initial requirements through long-term trends and challenges. We focus on providing expert solutions and field-proven security, driven by our customer’s performance requirements,” said John Lewington, director of enterprise solutions and identity management for BAE Systems. “With the threat rapidly changing, the BAE Systems cybersecurity team stands ready to support HBSS and other critical cyberprograms. The successful deployment of HBSS across DoD will result in a drastic improvement in situational awareness and the security posture of DoD computer systems.” “Our research teams have seen the same amount of malware in the first half of 2009 that we saw in all of 2008,” said Kent Rounds, director, DoD for McAfee Security. “This explosion in malware, combined with other emerging threats, requires an up-tothe-minute approach in enterprise level security. Centrally managing the network in a holistic manner in order to easily integrate with supporting tools is a paradigm shift in network security protection. Simply put, the objective is security at every layer, combined with global threat intelligence at a breadth, depth and speed to be fully prepared.” ✯
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