Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) hosted command information security officers (CISO) from Navy systems commands (SYSCOMs) for an inaugural forum on March 4 to discuss how they could better align and collaborate to more securely modernize, innovate and defend in today’s great power competition.
The main goals of the forum were to gain a better understanding of each organization and how they operate, discuss best practices on how they are making the capabilities they deliver more secure, and identify collaboration opportunities between the CISOs. Also in attendance were the Department of the Navy chief information security officer (DON CISO) and the deputy branch head, compliance branch, cybersecurity section of the command, control, communications, and computer division for the deputy commandant for information at Headquarters Marine Corps.
A CISO’s job is to connect the technical cybersecurity component of a command, such as addressing a tasking from Office of the Chief of Naval Operations or Fleet Cyber Command, with the business…
