educating future cybersecurity experts
The Air Force typically evokes images of fighter jets and aircraft carriers. But with the growing quantity and intensity of malicious cyberspace incidents, the Air Force Cyber College trains airmen to leverage the opportunities of new emerging computing and networking technologies while assuring safety against the vulnerabilities of today’s technology. Longevity supports Operational and Strategic Theory, Cyber Analysis, Threat and Vulnerability Analysis detection and Remediation Training for the United States Air Force University (Air University). The U.S. Air Force University’s transition from a reactive model to an operational steady-state modality involves creating and sustaining a highly educated, specialized, cyber workforce.
Through Functional Mission Analysis for Cyber (FMA-C), a basic application of operational design principles to cyberspace operations, Longevity helps students comprehend, manipulate and experiment with the dependence of their mission on cyberspace. Longevity supported the management and consulting of the design, development, and control of administrative functions, as well as the assessment, development, and implementation of process improvement. Our consultants leverage a host of analytical, research, and Cyber protection best-practice techniques to stay abreast of Cyber-related threats, both from outside and within the Air Force. The FMA-C course applies JP 5-0 concepts of Operational Design and Mission Analysis to Cyberspace operations. The course bridges the gap between network operations and the five core missions of the Air Force. One of the primary focus areas for this effort is to teach students critical and strategic thinking skills and apply them, according to the Functional Mission Analysis methodology, which addresses mission assurance beyond compliance.
In support of this effort, Longevity assembled a team of Cyber Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide course design, development, and delivery to the Air Force and other defense organizations. Specific project responsibilities/tasks included the following:
- Design and implementation of FMA-C— a five-day course covering the framing methodology that helps course participants cope with the complexity of cyberspace operations. This program applies JP 5-0 concepts of Operational Design and Mission Analysis to Cyberspace operations. The course bridges the gap between network operations and the five core missions of the Air Force.
- Best-in-class guidance from across industry and government continually maintains course materials and provides interactive scenarios to prepare Airmen to identify and respond to cyber threats.
