R 231756Z APR 03
FM COMNAVSECGRU FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//N00//
TO AIG 11030
AIG 23
AIG 245
AIG 270
AIG 331
AIG 358
AIG 371
AIG 383
SSO NAVY WASHINGTON DC//JJJ//
NSACSS FT GEORGE G MEADE MD//E131/SLA/E04//
DIRNAVSECGRULANT NORFOLK VA//N39//
DIRNAVSECGRUPAC PEARL HARBOR HI//N39//
DIRNAVSECGRUEUR LONDON UK//N9//
COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS-408/PERS-4410/N132D8//
CENCRYPTOLOGY CORRY STATION PENSACOLA FL//00/50/N0032//
CNET PENSACOLA FL//ETE41/N75//
NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL//N341//
CENCRYPTOLOGY DET FT HUACHUCA AZ//N00//
CENCRYPTOLOGY DET GOODFELLOW AFB TX//N00//
CENCRYPTOLOGY DET MONTEREY CA//N00//
CRYPSUPPGRU SOCOM MACDILL AFB FL//JJJ//
CRYPSUPPGRU USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE//JJJ//
CRYPTSUPPGRU JFCOM NORFOLK VA//JJJ//
ONI WASHINGTON DC//JJJ//
INFO COMNAVRESSECGRUCOM FT WORTH TX//N7//
NAVRESSECGRU RCA CENTRAL FT SHERIDAN IL//JJJ//
NAVRESSECGRU RCA EAST FORT DIX NJ//JJJ//
NAVRESSECGRU RCA WEST SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ//
CNO WASHINGTON DC//N20/N132D8//
COMSPAWARSYSCOM SAN DIEGO CA//JJJ//
NCTF-CND WASHINGTON DC//00//
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UNCLAS E F T O //N01500//
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSECGRU/N00//
SUBJ/CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICAL NETWORKS (CTN) RATING ESTABLISHMENT//
REF/A/MSG/COMNAVSECGRU/061750ZJAN03//
AMPN/REF A IS COMMANDER'S THRUSTS FOR 2003//
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NIPRNET: LLCIAMB(AT)HQCNSG.NAVY.MIL OR LLCIAMB(AT)NSG.USN.NSA//
POC2/CNOCM(SW/AW) COOPER/NSG HQ/COMCL: (240) 373-3651/ NSTS: 962-3651
/NIPRNET: CACOOPE(AT)HQCNSG.NAVY.MIL OR CACOOP(AT)NSG.USN.NSA//
RMKS/1. INFORMATION AGE CHALLENGES REQUIRE THE NAVY'S CRYPTOLOGIC
WORKFORCE TO BOTH MODERNIZE AND TRANSFORM. AS STATED IN REF A, IT IS
CRITICAL TO SHAPE THE WORKFORCE BY DEVELOPING AND EMPLOYING SKILLS THAT
PROVIDE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE TO THE WARFIGHTER. IN SUPPORT OF
OPERATIONALIZING INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND
THE NSG SKILL BASE IN IO FUNCTIONS, ESPECIALLY IN COMPUTER NETWORK
OPERATIONS (CNO) AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW). ALTHOUGH CONSIDERABLE
DISCUSSIONS AND EFFORT HAVE FOCUSED ON MERGING OR CONVERTING CT RATINGS
TO MEET THE CNO MISSION REQUIREMENT, THIS HAS BEEN ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF
ESTABLISHING CTN AS A NEW RATING. THERE ARE CT SAILORS DOING THE CNO
MISSION TODAY. MANY OTHERS ARE READY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE TO GAIN THE
REQUIRED SKILLS. THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY TO A RATING WITH
CNO FOCUSED COMPETENCY AND CAREER PROGRESSION. NSG STAFF, RATING EXPERTS,
AND CT RATING COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SENIOR
NAVY LEADERSHIP TO GAIN SECNAV APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH THE CTN RATING.
2. WE WILL EMPLOY OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN SUPPORT OF THE IO WARFARE AREA. PROVIDE TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE IN NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS, FOCUS ON DETECTING, PROTECTING,
REACTING AND RESPONDING TO THREATS AGAINST NAVY NETWORKS; DEFEND AGAINST
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL THREATS THROUGH DEFENSE-IN-DEPTH, TECHNICAL AND NON-
TECHNICAL METHODS TO INCLUDE: ATTACK SENSING AND WARNING (AS&W); PROVIDE
LONG TERM CND TREND, PATTERN AND THREAT ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING ACTIVE PENETRATION TESTING AND RED TEAMING, CND
TRAINING, AWARENESS AND CERTIFICATION PLANNING AND RISK MITIGATION
PROCEDURES, PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE AND TARGET DEVELOPMENT IN THE EXECUTION
OF OFFENSIVE ACTIONS DESIGNED TO NEUTRALIZE THREATS TO NAVY INFORMATION
SYSTEMS.
3. THE CTN WILL NEED TO POSSESS A COMBINATION OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
AND ANALYSIS SKILLS. WHETHER OPERATING OFFENSIVELY OR DEFENSIVELY, THE
CTN WILL FUSE TOGETHER INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES TO PROVIDE THE
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REQUIRED TO PLAN AND EXECUTE INFORMATION OPERATIONS
(IO) ACTIONS/COUNTER-ACTIONS.
4. ONCE THE CTN RATING IS ESTABLISHED A MESSAGE WILL BE RELEASED
REQUESTING INTERESTED/QUALIFIED CT/EWS TO SUBMIT CONVERSION REQUEST
PACKAGES. THE SOURCE RATINGS FOR CTN WILL INITIALLY BE LIMITED TO THE
CRYPTOLOGIC/ELECTRONIC WARFARE COMMUNITY. LONG TERM PLANS ARE FOR THE
CTN RATING TO BE A NORMALLY ACCESSED RATING, AS WELL AS OPEN TO ALL NAVY
CONVERSION.
5. A TASK FORCE EXCEL (TFE) JOB TASK ANALYSIS (JTA) OF PERSONNEL
PERFORMING THE COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS (CNO) MISSION WAS CONDUCTED
28 OCT THROUGH 1 NOV 02. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CENTER FOR CRYPTOLOGY,
WE HAVE BEGUN DEVELOPING AND POPULATING THE 5-VECTOR MODEL. THE GOAL
COMPLETION IS MID 2003. AS WITH EACH OF THE CT RATINGS, I ENVISION THAT
RIGHT FROM "A" SCHOOL, GRADUATES WILL HAVE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SKILLS AND
CERTIFICATIONS. THE CTO/CTM O/M CORE AND BASIC DIGITAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
(BDNA) WILL MAKE UP THE CTN A SCHOOL. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL INTERMEDIATE
AND MASTER LEVEL "C" SCHOOLS UNDER DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS NETWORK ANALYSIS
AND REPORTING, NETWORK VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS, AND OTHERS.
6. BILLETS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR POTENTIAL CONVERSION TO CTN UPON
RATING ESTABLISHMENT (MANY, BUT NOT ALL, ARE CURRENTLY CTO OR CTM). THE
BILLETS ARE LOCATED AT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS FLEET INFORMATION
WARFARE COMMAND (FIWC), NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE ACTIVITY (NIWA), NAVAL
COMPONENT TASK FORCE - COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE (NCTF-CND), NAVAL
SECURITY GROUP ACTIVITY PENSACOLA (NSGAP), REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS
CENTERS (RSOC) AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA). TO MEET THE
PROJECTED FY08 MISSION REQUIREMENT, WE ARE ENGAGED IN REINVESTMENT
INITIATIVES TO EXPAND THE BILLET BASE AND LOCATIONS.
7. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE CTN WEBSITE LOCATED AT
WWW.HQ.NSG.USN.NSA/CLAIMNET/CTN/INDEX.HTM AS A REFERENCE FOR EDUCATING
PERSONNEL ON THE CTN RATING. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE USE THE
DISTRIBUTION LIST "_CNSG CTN" ON NSANET, OR CONTACT MY POCS LISTED ABOVE.
FOR UNCLASSIFIED QUESTIONS/DISCUSSIONS USE THE CRYPTOLOGY COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION BOARD UNDER THE NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO) PORTAL LOCATED AT
WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL
8. THE CTN WILL BE KEY IN STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRATION OF IO INTO NAVAL
OPERATIONS BY UTILIZING OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE - A PROFESSIONAL,
HIGHLY TRAINED WORKFORCE.//
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