CYBERCOM Activities

The CYBERCOM Activities program, managed by the United States Cyber Command, focuses on enhancing the capabilities of its headquarters through engineering and analytical support, as well as IT development. The primary objective is to bolster the headquarters' contributions to the Joint Force by improving operational effectiveness and efficiency. This involves providing specialized technical expertise in systems engineering, architecture design, and strategic planning to support a wide range of cyber activities across different conflict spectrums.

In FY 2024, the program aims to address capability gaps in training, infrastructure, and operational tactics. This includes developing prototypes and solutions to mitigate risks and enhance the Cyber National Mission Force's ability to engage adversaries effectively. The program also emphasizes integrating artificial intelligence into systems analysis and creating robust evaluation tools for offensive cyber tools. Efforts are directed towards developing Mission Relevant Terrain-Cyber mapping mechanisms to maintain situational awareness of critical assets.

For FY 2025, CYBERCOM Activities will continue supporting systems engineering and integration authorities while refining assessments of evolving capability gaps. The focus will be on integrating prototyped mitigation technologies into operations and expanding technical evaluations of innovations from various programs. The program will also mature its mapping efforts and develop dynamic cyber wargaming concepts to refine strategic targeting strategies.

The HQ IT Development component supports the development of commercial cloud environments that integrate cybersecurity with cyberspace operations. In FY 2024, this includes establishing Engineering Review Boards to align system sustainment criteria and testing cloud services in secure environments for rapid technology deployment. By FY 2025, efforts will shift towards implementing centralized security capabilities across multi-cloud networks and incorporating DevSecOps frameworks into IT system development processes.