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Contents
FOREWORD 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 5
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT 9
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 11
GOAL 1. Strengthen the DoD governance structure for DIB cybersecurity 13
Objective 1.1. Strengthen interagency collaboration for cross-cutting cybersecurity issues 14
Objective 1.2. Advance the development of regulations governing cybersecurity responsibilities of DIB contractors and subcontractors 15
GOAL 2. Enhance the cybersecurity posture of the DIB 17
Objective 2.1. Evaluate DIB compliance with DoD's cybersecurity requirements 18
Objective 2.2. Improve the sharing of threat, vulnerability, and cyber-related intelligence with the DIB 19
Objective 2.3. Identify vulnerabilities in DIB information technology (IT) cybersecurity ecosystems 20
Objective 2.4. Recover from malicious cyber activity 21
Objective 2.5. Evaluate the effectiveness of cybersecurity regulations, policies, and requirements 22
GOAL 3. Preserve the resiliency of critical DIB capabilities in a cyber-contested environment 23
Objective 3.1. Prioritize the cyber resiliency of critical DIB production capabilities 24
Objective 3.2. Establish in policy the priority focus on cybersecurity for critical suppliers and facilities 25
GOAL 4. Improve cybersecurity collaboration with the DIB 26
Objective 4.1. Leverage collaboration with commercial Internet, cloud, and cybersecurity service providers to enhance DIB cyber threat awareness 27
Objective 4.2. Work with the DIB SCC to improve communication and collaboration with the DIB 28
Objective 4.3. Improve bidirectional communication with the DIB and expand public-private cybersecurity collaboration 28
CONCLUSION 31
APPENDIX I - ACRONYMS ANDA BREVIATIONS 32
APPENDIX II - U.S. DIB SECTOR 34
APPENDIX III - Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity-as-a-Service (CSaaS) Services and Support 37
Figure 1. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks during the 2023 National Def ense Industrial Association Conference, Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 2023 2
Figure 2. FY 2024 - 2027 DoD DIB Cybersecurity Strategy 3
Figure 3. Soldiers don the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) Capability Set 3 hardware while mounted in a Stryker at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA 5
Figure 4. Current DoD DIB Cybersecurity Efforts 7
Figure 5. US Navy Lt. James Dubyoski and Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) assistant professor Tony Pollman conduct testing on the Disposable Reusable... 8
Figure 6. DoD DIB Cybersecurity Strategic Alignment 9
Figure 7/Figure 8. A US Cyber Command member works in the Integrated Cyber Center/Joint Operations Center at Fort George G. Meade, MD 15
Figure 8/Figure 9. Government employees, service members, industry, academia, and vendors interact in the exhibit hall during the 2023 Innovation Industry... 16
Figure 9/Figure 10. Representatives from The Boeing Company tour Portland Air National Guard Base (PANGB) on May 10th, 2022, Portland, OR. Boeing... 24
Figure 10/Figure 11. From the factory floor ... Lockheed Martin employees work on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter production line in Fort Worth,... 25
Figure 11/Figure 12. Illuminating the Future of Cybersecurity: Students tour NSA's state-of-the-art Integrated Cyber Center/Joint Operations Center at NSA... 27
Figure 12/Figure 13. The U.S. Military Academy, on behalf of Palo Alto Networks, Inc., hosted the 2023 Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit (JSAC)... 29
Figure 13/Figure 14. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Core 30