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?