Defending the Defence Information

Infrastructure:

An Australian PerspectiveAn Australian PerspectiveJeff Malone

Presentation to the

IQPC Cyberwarfare 2008 Conference

London – April 2008

Scope

• The Australian DII

• Australian Approach to CND

• CND Capability: Organisation, Systems and Operations

• Current and Future Issues for CND

Caveats

• My background

• Presentation represents personal views

• Presentation has been cleared for release and is UNCLASSIFIED

Part 1 - The Australian DII

• Defence Wide Area Communications Network

• Interfaces and Gateways

Defence Wide Area Communications

Network (DWACN)DRN

DTSN

DSN

DVN

Interfaces and Gateways

Part 2 - The Australian Approach to

CND

• Australian approach to warfighting

• Decision Superiority

• CND Responsibilities

Australian Approach to Warfighting

Effects Based Manoeuvrist Command and

UNIFYING CONCEPTS

Effects Based

ApproachManoeuvrist

Approach

Decision

Superiority

Command and

Leadership

Justifiable

Action

Decision Superiority• Superior ability to collect, process, manage and

act upon information

• Resilience to make decisions in situations of fog and frictionand friction

• Attacking adversary decision-making processes and systems

• Protecting friendly decision-making processes and systems

CND Responsibilities

• Departmental – Chief Information Officer Group

• Unit/Formation – ADF CIS Units and Staffs• Unit/Formation – ADF CIS Units and Staffs

Part 3 – The Australian Defence

CND Capability

• Organisation

• Facilities and Systems

• Operational Relationships

• Other Relationships

Chief Information Officer Group

Network and Data Security Operations

Defence Network Operations Centre

Shapes Vector and Crashcart

Operations

Relationships and Networks• Domestic

– National E-Security Arrangements

– Defence Science and Technology Organisation

• International

– Combined Communications Electronics Board

– The Techical Cooperation Program

– Multi-national Interoperability Council

– NATO

Part 4 – Current and Future Issues

for Protecting the DII• Coalition and Inter-Agency Operations

• Future Warfighting and NCW

• Next Generation Networks

• Emerging and Future Technologies

Coalition and Inter-Agency Operations

Future Warfighting and NCW

Next Generation Networks

Emerging and Future Technologies

Conclusion

Questions?