Indiana Exercising Plans to Combat Cyber Threats: Preparing for CRIT-EX 2016
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Authors
McDonald, Mike
Rapp, Doug
Wong, Ernest
Issue Date
2016
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Reports
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Defense Cyber Summit (DCS)
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Abstract
On the 21st and 22nd of March, 2016, Indiana hosted its inaugural Defense Cyber Summit (DCS), which aimed to advance the state’s cyber readiness and preparations against a cyberwarfare attack. Spurred on by Admiral Michael Rogers, the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, who in 2014 called cybersecurity “the ultimate team sport,” Indiana has purposefully adopted a culture of collaboration between government organizations, private firms, non-profits, and academia to improve the state’s response and resiliency to a significant cyber incident. This team approach will counter cyberattacks intent on degrading Indiana’s economic capacity and threating the critical services of its citizens. Under the umbrella of the Applied Research Institute (ARI), organizations such as Purdue University, Indiana University, Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, the Cyber Leadership Alliance, the Indiana National Guard, and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security have partnered together to address and propose solutions to Indiana’s cyber security challenges. This effort is boosted by the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment support of nearly $16.3 million that is funded through a grant from the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation. The ARI is working to foster collaboration, research, and problem solving on cyber threats to Indiana’s critical infrastructure.
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Mike McDonald, Doug Rapp, Ernie Wong. "Indiana Exercising Plans to Combat Cyber Threats: Preparing for CRIT-EX 2016". Cyber Defense Review, 2016.
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Cyber Defense Review