WIESBADEN, Germany -- U.S. Army Europe cybersecurity officials are continually on guard, working to keep government computer users and networks safe from attack.
Staying ahead of today's online threats takes a continual vigilant effort by "cyber specialists" and users alike, say the experts at USAREUR's office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications (G6).
For their part, the G6 team continually works toward sustaining and improving the security of government networks and providing users with up-to-date information on threats and tactics to protect themselves against attackers.
One of the largest weapons in their defense arsenal was the three-day Army Europe Cybersecurity Summit conducted here in August. The conference brought together cybersecurity professionals from across Europe, as well as from a host of other agencies such as the Army's Cybersecurity Directorate, the Network Enterprise Technology Command, and the Communications Security Logistics Agency, for a series of senior leader briefings and working groups focused on cyber readiness and protecting information and communications network assets and personnel in the theater.
Events at the summit included presentations and workshops ranging from technical discussions of accrediting the security of government networks to user-level threat awareness and training on tactics for protecting systems from attack or mitigating attacks.
The goal of the summit, USAREUR officials said, was to help experts and leaders alike from across the Army in Europe learn more about how cybersecurity is vital to today's mission success and directly protects the lives of members of the Army community, as well as equipment and facilities. Because, as the experts say, cybersecurity is a team effort, another key objective of the summit was to give participants information and training to share with their units and organizations and improve overall cyber readiness.
"Every device on the Internet is a potential point of entry for someone to steal intellectual property, damage critical infrastructure, or gather information with malicious intent," said Col. Jimmy Hall Jr., USAREUR's Chief Information Officer and commander of 5th Signal Command. "It is imperative that we protect and defend our information and technology. Cybersecurity is the key to maintaining the U.S. military's tactical edge."
While cyber readiness requires ongoing vigilance, USAREUR cybersecurity experts are making extra efforts to inform and train Army in Europe Soldiers, civilian employees and family members on safe computing practices during October's observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout the month users can get a variety of current information and training via many avenues, including garrison newspapers across the theater, American Forces Network radio and TV, USAREUR's vigilance website at www.eur.army.mil/vigilance and the USAREUR Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/USArmyEurope.
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