[ISN] Nellis officials host threat analysis working group

From: InfoSec News (alerts@private)
Date: Thu Mar 29 2007 - 22:37:51 PST


http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123046722

By Maj. Bill Woolf
57th Adversary Tactics Support Squadron
3/29/2007

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNEWS) -- Officials from the 57th 
Information Aggressor Squadron hosted the first-ever Information 
Operations Threat Analysis Working Group at the Threat Training Facility 
at Nellis March 27 to 29.

This event brought together experts from 31 U.S. intelligence, research 
and development, and operational organizations to identify and 
characterize current and emerging threats.

"Every time you turn on your computer, you enter the cyber battlefield 
and become a potential target for hackers, terrorists and nation-states 
trying to obtain any information they can," said Lt. Col. Lisa Onaga, 
57th ATG deputy commander. "Although you may not 'see' them, our 
adversaries are out there, constantly employing sophisticated techniques 
to gain access to our systems and extract data."

The 57th IAS is one of 11 squadrons assigned to the 57th Adversary 
Tactics Group. The group's mission is to replicate adversary air, 
surface-to-air, space and cyberspace threats, and train friendly forces 
to defeat them during major exercises like Red Flag and aggressor road 
shows. The 57th IAS staff members will use the information produced by 
the working group to improve their replication capabilities and educate 
Airmen on information operations threats.

In addition to assessing adversary information operations capabilities 
and discussing ways to defeat them, working group participants will 
learn about the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's emerging threat tactics 
team and its role in preparing Airmen for battle in the information 
domain.

Cross-talk among members of the information operations community is 
critical to countering this growing threat, said Colonel Onaga.

"Working groups like this one provide an ideal forum to exchange 
information and leverage efforts in and outside the Air Force to ensure 
our forces are prepared for the full spectrum of combat operations," she 
said.


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