What if you were responsible for a network of 80,000 users in 24 time zones? Just for fun, let’s make you responsible 24 hours a day and mistakes can be fatal.

Your challenge: react in 90 minutes or less to an intruder.

Sounds like a plotline from the latest fictional thriller, right? Do you cut the wire?

Believe it or not, this is the incredible real-world challenge that faces the United States Special Operations Command.

In this week’s episode of Feds At the Edge, we hear the tactics and strategies from two colonels in the unenviable position of having responsibility. Gain a new perspective on handling an overwhelming number of signals in a potentially lethal environment.

Col. Joseph Pishock talks about the “grey space.” We know the military has its proprietary secure networks – what happens when one needs to optimize by using commercial services?

Col. William Uhrig suggests that commercial companies may have a lead in understanding the cyber threat in this “grey” space. If that is the case, then the military will have to figure out a way to safely and securely take advantage of commercial capabilities.

Tune in on your favorite Podcasting platform now.

Featured Speakers:

COL Joseph Pishock, Director, Global Networks & Services, United States Special Operations Command J63

COL Joseph Pishock
Director, Global Networks & Services, United States Special Operations Command J63
COL William Uhrig, Offensive & Defensive Cyberspace Operations Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command

COL William Uhrig
Offensive & Defensive Cyberspace Operations Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command
Michael Kennedy, Moderator & Contributing Editor, FedInsider

Michael Kennedy
Moderator & Contributing Editor,
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