Download or read book Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Cyber Defense Management September 2016 written by U. S. Department Defense and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-14 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 2014, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) requested that the Defense Science Board (DSB) investigate ways to improve the Department of Defense's overall management processes for providing cyber security in its systems and networks. The Board assembled a Task Force composed of national leaders in information technology (IT) and cyber security. The Task Force met from January 2015 through November 2015 to deliberate on cyber security for the Department of Defense (DoD). The task force was asked to take on four specific tasks: -Determine methods to assess and provide DoD leadership with improved management insight into the level of cyber protection that either currently exists or is planned -Devise the means or methods to assess system resilience to different kinds and levels of cyber attack -Investigate ways to inform future investments for DoD cyber defense -Develop approaches to produce prioritized recommendations for spending the next dollar for maximum effect against cyber threats