{"id":1708809,"date":"2022-10-24T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708809"},"modified":"2022-10-24T11:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:19:29","slug":"a-look-at-space-forces-digital-bloodhound-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-at-space-forces-digital-bloodhound-project\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Space Force\u2019s \u201cDigital Bloodhound\u201d Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-look-at-space-forces-digital-bloodhound-project%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1708809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_250780\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250780\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx.jpg\" alt=\"North And South America \u2013 Red Connection Lines \u2013 Copy Space \u2013 Global Business, Pandemic, Computer Virus\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sites.breakingmedia.com\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx-1536x864-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/221021_space_force_delta_getty_gfx-1070x602-1.jpg 1070w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-250780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Space Force Delta 6 insignia. (Breaking Defense graphic; original Earth image via Getty)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force hopes to choose a developer next June for its nascent Digital Bloodhound program, aimed at improving detection of cyber threats to space ground systems, according to senior <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/tag\/space-systems-command\/\">Space Systems Command<\/a> officials.<\/p>\n<p>Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba, SSC\u2019s program executive officer for space domain awareness and combat power (SSC\/SZ), said on Thursday that the project is a reflection of the fact that cyber defense is a requirement across the military\u2019s entire space architecture, both in orbit and on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re gonna protect and defend the architecture, it can\u2019t be just something that we do against just the space threat. It\u2019s got to be against the holistic threat of both space and cyber,\u201d he told the Space Industry Days conference in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, he added, \u201cdefensive cyber operations and capabilities\u201d are part of the SSC\/SZ portfolio \u201cso that we really do protect and defend the entire mission and the architecture against threats from both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two-day conference was co-sponsored by AFCEA\u2019s Los Angeles branch, the National Defense Industrial Association\u2019s Greater Los Angeles division, the Southern California Aerospace Professional Representative, and the Air and Space Force\u2019s Schriever Chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Sejba\u2019s comments come a week after Space Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2022\/10\/space-force-commander-cannot-forgive-russia-for-reckless-asat-test\/\">sounded the cybersecurity alarm<\/a>, saying Space Force didn\u2019t have nearly a clear enough picture of the threats it faces.<\/p>\n<p>At this week\u2019s conference, Col. Ed Byrne, SSC\/SZ deputy, said that the Digital Bloodhound program \u201cincludes software development and hardware fielding to support the national security of critical ground systems.\u201d A request for proposals (RFP) will be issued in January, he said, and a \u201csingle award\u201d will be granted under the One Acquisition for Single Integrated Services (OASIS) Small Business contracting vehicle run by the US General Services Administration.<\/p>\n<p>OASIS contracts \u201care a family of Governmentwide multiple award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts that provide flexible and innovative solutions for complex professional services,\u201d according to GSA\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<div>SSC\/SZ\u2019s Cyber Operations issued a request for information for Digital Bloodhound <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/c31e5d4829f24f2697879ccf2d4b6ebb\/view\">on July 20.<\/a> The RFI explained that the goals of the program are \u201cagile\u201d improvements, using <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/tag\/devsecops\/\">DevSecOps<\/a>, in \u201cinformation sharing, integration &#038; interoperability\u201d and \u201cinfrastructure\u201d for current software \u201cproduct lines,\u201d as well as \u201cintegration of new mission systems and data streams.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe work being done under the project name Digital Bloodhound will continue to expand the capabilities of <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2021\/03\/smc-building-catalog-for-common-satellite-c2-ops\/\">Manticore<\/a> and further develop Kraken for fielding,\u201d Byrne elaborated. Manticore is a suite of software tools that identifies cyber vulnerabilities. Kraken software throws up real-time cyber defenses against ongoing attacks.<\/div>\n<p>Space Force asked for a total of $28.1 million in FY23 research, development, test and evaluation funds for a new budgetary program element called \u201cDefense Cyber Operations \u2013 Space (DCO-S)\u201d that includes both Manticore and Kraken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO-S) provides defensive cyber capabilities that protect the network enclaves of USSF mission systems, to include their associated computer systems, software applications and sensitive operational information against unauthorized intrusion, corruption, and\/or destruction,\u201d the budget justification explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emphasis of the program is directed toward defensive cyberspace capabilities, computer and network systems security, damage assessment and recovery, cyber threat recognition, attribution, and mitigation, and active response methodologies in response to evolving threats and changes to cyber environment,\u201d the document adds.<\/p>\n<p>The budget justification elaborates that the Manticore and Kraken cyber defense tools are used by Space Delta 6 (Cyber Ops) \u201cto protect the following mission sets: Protected Communications, Missile Warning, Military Strategic Communications (MILSATCOM), Position Navigation and Timing (PNT), Ballistic Missile Command and Control, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3), and Command and Control Satellite Operations (C2 Sat Ops).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no specific request for Digital Bloodhound in the FY23 request, but the justification document makes clear that SSC intends to continuously integrate improvements to the Manticore and Kraken tool sets, as well as \u201cincrease systems engineering and accreditation support.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"recommended-mobile mobile-only\">\n<h3 class=\"recommended-mobile__heading\">\nRecommended\t<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Space Force Delta 6 insignia. (Breaking Defense graphic; original Earth image via Getty) WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Force hopes to choose a developer next June for its nascent Digital Bloodhound program, aimed at improving detection of cyber threats to space ground systems, according to senior Space Systems Command officials. Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba, SSC\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1708812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1708809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1708809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1708812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1708809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1708809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1708809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}