WASHINGTON - The Naval Sea System Command held its first
cybersecurity industry day, Oct. 30, seeking to leverage industry's talent and
innovation to keep Navy ships and systems cyber-secure.
The forum gave 118 companies, including 20 small
businesses, the opportunity to learn and exchange information about the
distinctive opportunities to support the command in protecting its Navy data.
"There are a lot of good commercial tools out there
that will help us, but there is not a single commercial product out there that
does what we need to do across the board," said NAVSEA Chief Engineer Rear
Adm. Bryant Fuller, NAVSEA Ship Design, Integration and Naval Engineering.
"We're focused on tools that are good, increase our capability and are
scalable and upgradable."
During the morning session, Hilarides and other senior
leaders from the command and affiliated Program Executive Offices provided
industry with insight into the unique cybersecurity requirements and challenges
faced by the NAVSEA Enterprise.
In the afternoon, attendees met with NAVSEA cybersecurity
experts in focused sessions to discuss specific functional areas of
collaboration.
According to Cindy Shaver, NAVSEA Director of Contracts
the information provided represents a sample of the Navy's challenges and
developing requirements. Presentations from cybersecurity industry day, along
with points of contact for NAVSEA and individual program managers and other
helpful information can be found in the Business Partnerships section of the
NAVSEA website.
NAVSEA designs, builds, delivers and maintains
ships and systems on time and on cost for the U.S. Navy. NAVSEA is the largest
of the Navy's five system commands. With a fiscal year budget of nearly $30
billion, NAVSEA accounts for one quarter of the Navy's entire budget.