Navy IT Networks Evolving into Warfighting Platforms

摘要

WASHINGTON (NNS) — Tomahawk. MK48. Aegis: These are weapons systems employed by the Navyto achieve decisive effects in locales far and wide.With the increase of cyber threats across the globe, the Navy is hardening another weapons systemessential for effective operations: its information technology networks, both afloat and ashore.The Navy must "operate the network as a warfighting platform," said Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, U.S. FleetCyber Command-U.S. 10th Fleet earlier this year at the Sea-Air-Space conference. "It’s not a serviceprovider. It's not a support capability. We know that our operational network is under fire every day;we have to defend it."