Tuesday, May 31, 2011- Thursday, June 2, 2011 We have returned back to Army Cyber and have begun some more in depth research. Insider Threat: “...intentionally disruptive, unethical, or illegal behavior enacted by individuals who possess substantial internal access to the organization’s information assets.” - ISSA I have spent most of my time reading different articles and studies about insider threats, where...read more

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Memorial Day Weekend Memorial Day weekend was a time to catch up on some sleep, have some nice relaxing time and just become a tourist of the surrounding areas. I was able to make it into Washington DC to see some of the historic buildings and monuments. I started out at the Capital Building and some of the surrounding buildings there. I then made my way to Washington Monument and all of the historic buildings along that route. To end my little DC...read more

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Thursday, May 26, 2011 On Thursday we took a field trip to the Army Cyber at Fort Meade as well as the NSA and got a tour of their facilities. Here I met some very inteligent people throughout the different areas of the NSA. We also were able to sit down and talk with some of the other key leaders in the development for Army Cyber. It was amazing to get a glimpse of how are government is adapting to the growth of technology over...read more

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 On Wednesday I continued with my research, looked at more examples of insider threats and just tried to get a better understand of the problem, as well as brainstorm some ideas of mitigating this risk. I sat down with several people in the G3 and picked their brains. This topic is not going to be an easy one to create a solution for, but I guess that is what makes it a good research project to carry on throughout my cadet...read more

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Tuesday was our first full day of research and work at Army Cyber. Instead of working with all of the command, I was assigned to a particular section. I was assigned to the G3. After picking some brains and having some conversations with the some of the people in the G3 I had an idea of what direction I wanted to head but still didn’t really have any solid ideas. Cadet Ramirez and I then sat down with the chief...read more

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Monday, May 23, 2011 Monday was our first day at Army Cyber Command. After a meeting with several of key leaders from Army Cyber, we received a general overview briefing. After the brief we were then given a tour of the Army Cyber facilities and the different work areas within the command. While interacting with the Commissioned Officers, the Non-Commissioned Officers, the Department of the Army Civilians and the Government Contractors, I realized...read more

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Hey there, my name is Cadet Zachary Marciano and I am entering my second summer/year at the United States Military Academy. As part of my summer training I am priveleged to be down in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia working with Army Cyber Command . I am here on a three week academic internship and will be developing a thesis/research paper on an topic that will hopefully help Army Cyber as they continue to move forward and advance. I am currently a week and a half...read more

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