Locked Shields: NATO Cyber Defense Exercise 2012. Exercise Report

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Abstract:

In March 2012, NATOs Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence organized its 2012 Cyber Defence Exercise CDX12, Locked Shields, aimed at bringing different countries together to improve international cooperation in cyber defence. Computer specialists from various nations gathered to improve cyber defence capabilities more than 200 participants, based in several European countries, participated in the training. The exercise involved Red Teams attacking Blue Teams, while Blue Teams endeavoured to defend their networks and to preserve services to customers in parallel, White and Green Teams tried to maintain Situational Awareness, and provided technical support. The nerve centre of the exercise was at NATOs premises in Tallinn, Estonia. As a leading defence contractor, and pioneer in cyber defence technologies, RUAG participated in the exercise by leveraging its Artificial Intelligence AI enabled tool, Tranalyzer furthermore, it utilized a team of specially-trained, cutting-edge IT security and forensics specialists from its Cyber Defence Centre in Bern, Switzerland. Its goal was to verify and to enhance its cyber defence capabilities in a multilateral, real-world setting. Through this exercise, RUAG also attempted to corroborate and ascertain the key postulates that underlie its Cyber Defence strategy, innovation, and technological investments. Namely, that Situational Awareness, i.e. the capability to precisely understand and interpret the combat theatre with a high degree of granularity, is by far the greatest challenge and missing link in Cyber Defence nowadays.

Author(s):
Schuetz, Florian ; Burschka, Stefan
Author Organization(s):
RUAG HOLDING AG BERN (SWITZERLAND)
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0014

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release, Nato
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited. Nato.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
JS/JCOA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_7.1.2_Prevent Non-kinetic Attack; JCA_7.1_Prevent; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.2_Non-Kinetic Means; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing
Modernization Areas:
Cyber
Communities of Interest:
Cyber
Descriptor(s):
*CYBERWARFARE, *MILITARY EXERCISES, COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems, Cybernetics, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics, Command, Control and Communications Systems
Keyword(s):
MNE(MULTINATIONAL EXPERIMENT), MNE 7, CYBERSPACE, CYBER SECURITY, LOCKED SHIELD 2012 (EXERCISE), CDX(CYBER DEFENCE EXERCISE), CDX12, ESOM(EMERGENT SELF ORGANIZING MAP), CCD COE(COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENCE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE)
Report Date:
2012 Nov 12
Creation Date:
2013 Nov 25