Thinking Inside The Box: A New Framework for Promoting Innovation and Successful Cyber Defense

Thinking Inside The Box: A New Framework for Promoting Innovation and Successful Cyber Defense - Ernest Y. Wong Since our Republic's origins, Americans have demonstrated a speculative knack and considerable optimism that have translated into innovative solutions for grappling problems. From the first English colonists to today's NASA astronauts, Americans have a proud history of discovering new ways for getting the job done. Today innovation has become a buzzword in the US Army, and it is helping to shape the vision for the Army of 2025 and Beyond as an agile organization for a complex world. But does the US Army have the capabilities needed to protect vital national interests in cyber? Does the US Army know how to foster innovations that can keep pace with disruptive cyberattacks? The Internet's growth in our globally connected world has meant that the tools within the cyber domain are constantly changing. To make matters worse, many believe the US Army is such an unwieldy bureaucracy that it can't adapt to win tomorrow's wars. So does the US Army have the capacity to out-hack those attacking us in the digital terrain? This presentation provides a framework for analyzing different types of innovation, and in doing so, asks us to think inside-the-box to promote better ways the US Army can defend our cyberspace.