Description
The Defensive Cyberspace Weapons Officer is a subject matter expert (SME) in defensive cyberspace operations (DCO) with advanced and mastery knowledge of defensive cyber weapons systems and platforms and their employment. They serve as master defensive operators, technical directors, top-level representatives, special staff officers, and principal technical advisors to selected headquarters and staffs. 1720s coordinate and synchronize all defensive cyberspace missions and related activities with representatives of other information-related capabilities in peer, higher, and adjacent staff organizations and advise commands conducting, supporting, or assisting in providing critical input and analysis in the development, review, and update of OPLANS, CONPLANS, cyberspace operations annexes to operations, operational orders, training, exercises, and letters of instruction. In doing such, Defensive Cyberspace Weapons Officers improve the commanders decision-making during planning and execution by integrating DCO capabilities into the development of problem framing and desired end states by identifying friendly and enemy cyber vulnerabilities, challenging assumptions about cyberspace, offering alternative perspectives, and aiding in the development of best courses of action at the tactical and operational levels. Most notably, 1720s utilize knowledge and experience in order to outmaneuver adversaries in cyberspace, defend operational missions and associated key terrain in cyberspace, and employ effects to ensure friendly freedom of movement in and through cyberspace to leverage capabilities, maximize effects, and optimize combat effectiveness in operational domains and across warfighting functions.
Core Skills
- defensive cyberspace operations planning and execution
- security architecture and defensive design
- network security monitoring and analysis
- incident response and containment
- threat hunting and anomaly detection
- malware and intrusion analysis coordination
- use of SIEM and security analytics tools
- vulnerability management and remediation planning
- security policy implementation and enforcement
- risk assessment and security control selection
- coordination with intelligence and offensive cyber teams
- SOC process design and optimization
- technical leadership and mentoring of cyber operators
- development of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
- briefing and reporting to senior leadership
- joint and interagency cyber operations coordination
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Civilian Career Paths
- CYBERSECURITY
- NETWORK ENGINEERING
- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
- IT MANAGEMENT
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