Booz Allen Hamilton IA Education in South Carolina Workshop

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Booz Allen Hamilton IA Education in South Carolina Workshop University of South Carolina 8 January 2010 This document is confidential and is intended solely for the use and information of the client to whom it is addressed. 1

Table of Contents Booz Allen Overview The Complex Cyber Landscape Booz Allen’s Approach Government / Industry / Academia Collaboration 2

Booz Allen Hamilton Overview Our Mission – Booz Allen Hamilton partners with clients to solve their most important and complex problems, making their mission our mission and delivering results that endure. Founded in 1914 Annual Sales: US 4 Billion Corporate Headquarters: McLean, VA Over 20,000 staff worldwide Chairman and CEO: Dr. Ralph W. Sharader, Ph.D Serving the public sector since 1942 3

Booz Allen Primary Service Offerings Booz Allen has deep expertise in the following cross-cutting functional capabilities: Organization & Strategy Economic & Business Analysis Assurance & Resilience Capability Service Offerings Supply Chain & Logistics Intelligence & Operations Analysis Security Programs, Policy & Compliance Information Technology Security Architecture & Engineering Systems Engineering & Integration Cyber Security Operations Assurance & Resilience Mission Assurance / Enterprise Resilience Modeling & Simulation Key Clients include: US Dept of Defense Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of Energy Department of Treasury NASA Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Environmental Protection Agency General Services Admin Internal Revenue Service 4

Booz Allen Presence in South Carolina Location: Charleston, SC Total Staff: Approximately 100 located in the Charleston Region Service Offerings Represented Organization & Strategy Economic & Business Analysis Information Technology Systems Engineering & Integration Assurance & Resilience 5

Table of Contents Booz Allen Overview The Complex Cyber Landscape Booz Allen’s Approach Government / Industry / Academia Collaboration 6

The Complex Cyber Landscape Currently 2.4 BILLION registered IP addresses Every Minute 5 MILLION emails are sent Every Hour 35 MILLION voice mail messages are left Every Day 50,000 new wireless users join existing 200 MILLION users; 37 MILLION users log onto the Internet Every Week 630,000 phone lines are installed Every 100 Days Internet traffic DOUBLES The Cyber environment never stops accelerating evolving expanding December 1995 16 million internet users 1995 1996 1997 January 2008 1.3 billion internet users March 2001 458 million internet users 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Growth of the Internet is shrinking our world 7

The combination of exponential growth and complexity causes significant challenges to our national security Global reach has changed (shrinking the world) Global dependence on technology to provide services, sustain operations, and safeguard society “Private networks” aren’t private Interdependencies exacerbate the problem Convergence Capability to exploit exceeds ability to defend Everyone shares the same commercial sector networks Cyber operations are increasingly complex in light of the current national security landscape Manage risk vs. building resilience Decision Making Decision making by our national leaders goes from Rules of Engagement are unclear hours to milliseconds Legal foundation is old, outdated, and largely ineffective in this domain Cyber as the new “battlefield” for the 21 st century warfare – technologies must be protected and utilized Filena 8

Table of Contents Booz Allen Overview The Complex Cyber Landscape Booz Allen’s Approach Government / Industry / Academia Collaboration 9

The Cyber Security landscapes encompasses more than just technological vulnerabilities People and Culture Operations Ensure the integrated execution of plans across the enterprise Create a corps of workers and managers that inherently identify with the Cyber culture and initiatives. Operations CYBER Policy Strategy and Planning Policy Strategy and Planning Align authorities and actors to form coherent, relevant policy. Technology Design, test, and deploy enduring solutions People and Culture Technology Management and Budgeting Management and Budgeting Align resources to priorities and outcomes. 10

The Booz Allen Cyber Campaign As a part of Booz Allen’s Cyber campaign, we have developed a comprehensive Cyber workforce plan that will be used to strengthen our workforce by: Establishing a foundation for Cyber training and development programs Outlining a strategy for acquiring and developing resources within the firm We developed a Cyber Role Framework of sample roles that we foresee the workforce demanding. Some examples are: Cyber Intel Analyst Cyber Policy Analyst Cybersecurity Tester 11

Booz Allen Cyber University Booz Allen Cyber Boot Camp A 7-week pilot program that is a hybrid combination of internal and vendor-instructed training An additional 3-week TS/SCI contractor specific class is offered to select staff Booz Allen Cyber University provides our staff the following: Five online self-paced Programs of Study Seven IT certifications Programs of Study Filena 12

Career Paths – Mapping career progression and mobility KEY QUESTION – How do Cyber professionals advance within and across related occupational series and functional areas? The newness, complexity, and evolution of Cyber can make it difficult to chart career progression – What will Cyber security look like in 5 years? In 2 years? In 6 months? Career advancement opportunities play a significant role in attracting and retaining a capable workforce Career paths serve as an important resource for current and future Cyber professionals by: – Providing Cyber professionals with a clear vision of career advancement within the organization – Presenting opportunities to integrate with and transition into new and interesting functional areas – Establishing a roadmap for success that supports a perspective of career-long learning and development Career path utility is maximized through integration with learning roadmaps providing training and development opportunities targeted to individual development needs Filena 13

Table of Contents Booz Allen Overview The Complex Cyber Landscape Booz Allen’s Approach Government / Industry / Academia Collaboration 14

Cyber Collaboration In order to successfully meet the Cyber-related workforce demands academia, Government, and industry must work cohesively to attract, retain, and motivate highly-skilled Cyber professionals Academia Continue to offer undergraduate and graduate Cyber-related classes to expose students to IA and Cyber best practices Encourage students to pursue entry level Security certifications Encourage students to pursue Government and/or Industry mentoring relationships Continue to educate and provide the workforce with skilled engineers, computer scientists, and analysts Offer IA / Cyber –related degrees for working professionals either during the evenings or online Government / Industry Offer students opportunities for Cyber related internships Develop internal Cyber training initiatives to onboard new Cyber talent Collaborate with academia partners to enhance development of higher education Cyber-related coursework 15

Booz Allen Hamilton – Charleston, SC Points of Contact Rene Castro – Vice President – Assurance & Resilience (A&R) – Email: castro [email protected] – Phone: (843) 529-4850 Todd Heath – Senior Associate – Assurance & Resilience (A&R) – Email: heath [email protected] – Phone: (843) 529-4813 Marc Shelton – Senior Associate – Assurance & Resilience (A&R) – Email: shelton [email protected] – Phone: (843) 529-4869 Bruce Thackston – Senior Associate – Assurance & Resilience – Email: thackston [email protected] – Phone: (843) 529-4809 16

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