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Cyber Security In the Global Marketplace

Cyber Security In the Global Marketplace. Emergent, Inc. 6650 Rivers Avenue Suite 132 North Charleston, SC 29406 T: 843-576-1850 • F: 843-576-1879 www.emergentcorporation.com. Agenda. Introduction Cyber Security Cyber Warfare Platforms Conclusion. Curtis Merriweather.

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Cyber Security In the Global Marketplace

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  1. Cyber Security In the Global Marketplace Emergent, Inc. 6650 Rivers Avenue Suite 132 North Charleston, SC 29406 T: 843-576-1850 • F: 843-576-1879 www.emergentcorporation.com

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Cyber Security • Cyber Warfare • Platforms • Conclusion

  3. Curtis Merriweather • Graduate of USC – 2003 • BS in Computer Engineering • Government Tenure with SSC – 2004 • Business Development, Dir. – 2010 • President of Mid-Atlantic Region • 2011 MBA candidate – The Citadel • Manage(d) a Cyber Security Portfolio

  4. Introduction • Founded in 2008 as a professional services firm • Cleared Facility and personnel • Composed of three primary Business Units • Research and Development • Information Technology • Intelligence Operations • 8(a) pending

  5. Organization President/CEO Executive Vice President Senior VP, Operations Research & Development Intelligence Community, SPAWAR, US Army Intelligence Community, SPAWAR, VA Information Technology Intelligence Community, US Army Centers of Excellence Intelligence Operations

  6. Research & Development (R&D) • Innovating solutions with a cyber security focus. • Partnered with Academia • Supporting several federal agencies to solve NEW problems • Technology Transfer process

  7. Information Technology • Any-time, anywhere, ubiquitous access to information • Cyber Security • Computer Forensics • Media Exploitation • Computer Network • Attack • Defense • Exploit

  8. Intelligence Operations Emergent provides support in the following ways: • Collections • All-Source Analysis • CIDNE Operators and Managers • Collection Managers • HUMINT Analysis • SIGINT Analysis • Processing • Exploitation The maxim 'nothing avails but perfection' can be spelled 'paralysis' -- Winston Churchill

  9. Core Capabilities Research & Development (R&D) • Services Provided • Commercialization • ATCD/JTCD Support • Technology Transfer • Customers • Intelligence Community • US Army • SPAWARSYSCEN • Services Provided • Collections • Processing • Exploitation Intelligence Operations • Customers • Intelligence Community • INSCOM Information Technology Management • Services Provided • Tier 1 – Service/Help Desk Support • Tier 2 – Technical Support • Tier 3 – Network Engineering and IT System Support • Customers • Intelligence Community • SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston Cyber Security • Services Provided • Computer Forensics • Computer Network Defense/ Attack/Exploit • Media Exploitation • NIST 800 Series Certification & Accreditation • DITSCAP/DIACAP C&A • Customers • Intelligence Community Application Development • Services Provided • Architecture Development – EA, Use Cases, etc.. • Software Engineering and Development • Web Portal Design, Implementation and Maintenance • System Implementation, Training and Documentation Support • Customers • Intelligence Community • US Coast Guard, • Veteran Affairs

  10. Cyber Security • Cyber Security - measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack • Cyber Security Standards – are security standards which enable organizations to practice safe security techniques to minimize the number of successful cyber security attacks. • ISA 99, NIST, etc..

  11. Cyber Warfare • "actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption. – Richard A. Clark • “The Fifth Domain of warfare,“ – The Economist • The DoD has formally recognized cyberspace as a new domain in warfare . . . [which] has become just as critical to military operations as land, sea, air, and space.“ - Defense Secretary

  12. World Events • Adobe • Google • Intel • Juniper • Yahoo • Government Institutions • State Department, etc..

  13. Exploited Platforms • Computers • Mobile Phones • Android • IPhone • Blackberry • Satellite Systems • Social Networking • GPS Technologies • OnStar, ENav • Video Game Platforms – offensive and defensive

  14. Exploits • Bluetooth Hijacking • Brute Force Attack Methods • Software Exploits • War Driving • Wireless Exploits • Pushed Advertisements - Phones • Hotspots • Trojan/Virus Generators • Phishing Schemes

  15. Defensive Strategies • Increased Awareness • Common Defense Measures • Information Assurance • Patching • Secure Coding Methodologies - Developers • Software Updates • Active Defense Strategy • Cloudshield • IBM – Analytics Engine • Defense-in-Depth Strategy • Multi-Phase Authentication vs. Single Sign-On

  16. Situation Awareness – Defense Strategies • Honeypot Projects • Collection Agent • Hopefully uncover motives • Computer Forensics • Encase v.6 • Log Collector • Media Exploitation • Specialized tools • DOMEX/MEDEX Experts

  17. Defensive Strategies • Certified Ethical Hackers (CEH) • White Hats • Complete Penetration Testing • Inside • Outside • Security Experts • Real World Experience • Certification Programs • Security+, CWSP, CISSP, etc…

  18. Partnerships • Academia • Government • Industry Industry and Academia have to lead the charge

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