Vice President, Cyber Warfare and Cybersecurity, BEA Systems Inc. Biography
Vice President, Cyber Warfare and Cybersecurity, John is responsible for integrating the application of cyber warfare and cybersecurity capabilities across BAE Systems to successfully address the U.S. and allied cyberspace market. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, he was the Vice President/General Manager for C4ISR Systems, BAE Systems Inc.
John was the Department of Defense senior executive responsible for development of the Global Information Grid architecture, cybersecurity and its key programs, before joining BAE Systems in 2004. Prior to that, he held other executive leadership positions including director, Military Satellite Office; director, C4ISR Integration Support Activity; deputy director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA); and assistant director, White House Military Office.
Preceding his Washington assignments, John served in special operations and intelligence as a U.S. Army officer. He received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Service in the aftermath of September 11th; the Federal IT 100 award, Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Awards, the Federal Interagency Council Leadership Award, the White House Military Office Distinguished Service Medal and a number of Joint Unit Citations.
John holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in Information Systems from The George Washington University.
Abstract
Between the Sword and Shield: The Role of the Network Operations and Security Center
The sophistication of advanced and persistent threats drives an unprecedented need for the deployment of sophisticated cybersecurity capabilities by governments and private sector organizations. The widely reported multinational character of the threats has fundamentally rewritten our understanding of the opportunities, vulnerabilities and challenges of operating with network enabled capabilities and extended concerns to sophisticated criminal activities and conflicts involving nation states.
This presentation presents a model framework for understanding the substantive interrelationships of key functions and organizational relationships needed to address this dynamic and evolving threat environment. In particular, this presentation explores a major evolution in the Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) architecture needed in order to enable an effective integration of intelligence analysis capabilities and cross domain collaborations. Advances in key technologies and greater integration of intelligence analysis and network operations are needed to rapidly evolve from a legacy forensic perspective to embrace the runtime environments associated with real world network enabled operations.
