Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense: Integration Spiral Results

Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD) is the secure integration and automation across a diverse, changeable set of cyber defense capabilities. It is intended to dramatically change the timelines needed to defend computer enterprises, while maintaining operational and acquisition freedom by allowing 'plug and play'-type use of capabilities as they emerge. IACD applies the construct that commercially available solutions can be interconnected to greater impact and effectiveness than the individual parts, and that a gradual, industry-influenced transition towards interoperability can be achieved. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JH-APL) leads the IACD agile architecture, capability demonstration and assessment efforts within the Federated Innovation, Integration and Research Environment (FIIRE). In capability-driven spirals, commercial technologies are integrated and deployed across live and virtualized environments, demonstrating their applicability and effectiveness for improved network operations efficiency and more rapid cyber defense operations. The results, challenges, and gaps are communicated to Government and vendor communities at engagement sessions following every spiral. This presentation summarizes the results of the first several IACD spirals and describes the challenges targeted for future spirals. It also introduces the options for partnering with network owners and operators to allow them to leverage lessons from these spirals within their own enterprises.