Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy November 2023

The Department of the Navy's (DON) priority is strengthening maritime dominance in defense of the United States in line with the National Defense Strategy (NDS). The NDS lists defending the American homeland, paced to the growing multi-domain threat posed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), as our top defense priority. Alongside the physical domains, the Navy and Marine Corps must compete in cyberspace, defending American interests, enabling maritime dominance, and supporting integrated deterrence. With the importance of the cyber domain in mind, I directed the DON Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA) and the DON Chief Information Officer (CIO) to draft a comprehensive cyber strategy ensuring the DONs cyber posture positions the naval services for success during competition, crisis, and conflict. The Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy describes how the DON will achieve the Cyberspace Superiority Vision and Information Superiority Vision for the full breadth of our cyberspace activities. These efforts are an enduring strategic imperative for the DON. The 2019 SECNAV-directed Cybersecurity Readiness Review (CRR) a comprehensive review of the DON's cyber readiness posture demonstrated the urgency with which the naval services must mitigate cybersecurity risk and strengthen our prowess in cyberspace. In response, DON leadership empowered the DON CIO office, leading to the publication and implementation of the DON Information Superiority Vision. Relatedly, the DON PCA office was created in 2020 and quickly established a strong partnership with DON CIO, leading to the joint development of this strategy. The Department of the Navy Cyber Strategy identifies seven distinct lines of effort the DON will undertake to enhance its cyber posture. In the spirit of Get Real, Get Better, this strategy identifies numerous areas for improvement, outlining how the DON plans to double-down on successful initiatives and improve where required.