Navy Adds Upgraded Cyber Risk Index to Navy Cyber Defense Command System

The U.S. Navy has unveiled the latest iteration of its Navy Cyber Defense Command system in an effort to deliver cybersecurity risk insights to naval commanders.

Commenting on the release, Mike Dettman, assistant program manager of Cyber Situational Awareness Portfolio within the Navy’s Cybersecurity Program Office (PMW 130), said, “This capability provides afloat unit commanders with the levers they can pull to improve their command’s cybersecurity posture and mitigate risks to their assigned missions.”

NCCD 1.3 also introduces CRI-Actionable, an upgraded Cyber Risk Index that provides decision makers with a more granular analysis of cyber risks to help them identify controlable risks and others.

In addition, the update includes new indicators for cyber risks for helping mitigate mission-specific cyber vulnerabilities and pointing out broader platform risks, and a Decision Assist Tool for providing commanders with clear and actionable risk indicators for both logistics and material readiness.

“NCCD 1.3 gives surface ship commanding officers the ability to improve their cyber readiness and brings us one step closer to the CNO’s directive to make cybersecurity part of our DNA,” said Jeff Staggs, PMW 130 Cyber Analytics principal assistant program manager.

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