Kimberly Underwood
As the U.S. military faces even more sophisticated adversaries, the services need to put cyber at the forefront, especially in operations. And as the military works to implement zero-trust architecture by 2027, cyber provisions must evolve beyond traditional information technology (IT) and into operational technology (OT), noted Anne Schumann, principal cyber advisor, Department of the Navy, speaking at AFCEA International’s TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, May 7.
To succeed, the U.S. military must have more accountability for cyber, especially in this budget-constrained environment.
For Schumann, who has been in her role of principal cyber advisor for four years, this means establishing cybersecurity as a fourth pillar in the acquisition processes, just after cost, schedule and performance requirements in contracts.
“It is about readiness,” Schumann emphasized. “The readiness of our forces, the readiness of our critical infrastructure, of all of our warfighting platforms, our ships, our submarines, our weapons systems. They are all critical to the next fight, which is already upon us.”
The U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD’s) MOSAIC framework will be a foundation for OT cybersecurity, she continued. This will help apply cybersecurity to operations more broadly.
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