U.S. Army GEMSS - May 2022 Newsletter

The 802.1x is a standard security practice used by DoD and commercial enterprises across the globe for higher authentication security.  Where Cisco firewalls help protect from attacks outside the network, 802.1X offers unprecedented visibility and secure identity-based access control within the network. This standard is one of the easiest and strongest ways to segment the Army's network to have enhanced visibility and control with identity and access-based controls.

• Centrally funded Army OCIO software agreement for ISE allows for software use without cost to the commands, there is no payback tax to OCIO.
• DoD STIG Mandated (NET-NAC-009)
• The Army's primary method of ensuring that only authorized devices can connect to the network is 802.1x authentication.
• Global standard of highest security proven/vetted form of authentication for DoD and commercial enterprises.
• Satisfy components of DoD Zero Trust, C2C, and Software Defined Networking requirements.

Today the Army complies with DoD mandates by globally securing 2M+ devices through ISE 802.1x deployments. These Army organizations are leveraging Cisco ISE from the centrally funded OCIO Army enterprise agreement.  This allows commands to meet the requirements of Army security policy while minimizing cost and impact to your infrastructure and end users. 

• Cisco ISE licenses can be obtained by going to Army PEO EIS CHESS License Tracker for Software (LTS).
• They can also be requested on the Army Global Enterprise Modernization Software & Services Community Page.

• If you have questions about the enterprise agreement and/or Cisco ISE please email: usarmyciscogemss@wwt.com.
• To learn more about solution-level use cases, design, and a phased deployment methodology, click here.  
• For step-by-step configuration guidance, click here. 

• Real-time, unified, workload and network security for integrated control access dynamic application environments.
• Platform approach to network security, leveraging and sharing intelligence from key sources for faster detection, response, and remediation safeguard remote workers with highly secure enterprise access anytime, anywhere, from any device, with powerful threat prevention capabilities that protect the organization, users and critical applications.
• SecureX entitlement included with every Cisco Secure Firewall, for a tightly integrated approach to security that enables threat correlation across the Cisco Secure portfolio and accelerates incident response.
• Learn more here

• After two years of virtual events, Cisco's premier education and training event is back in person and the Army has 40+ training passes available! If you are interested, please email:usarmyciscogemss@wwt.com
• Held in Nevada, June 12th - June 16th, Cisco Live is widely acknowledged as the most important event for education, inspiration, and community for technology professionals. Through future-focused keynotes from today's IT visionary thought leaders and Cisco executives, more than 700 educational sessions, Cisco's top partners, public sector training, and multiple networking opportunities, Cisco Live presents a unique opportunity to acquire cutting-edge knowledge and skills on the technologies the Army has deployed across the enterprise.
• This year is especially exciting for the Public Sector community, as there are 11 USPS experts presenting across 23 different sessions. We have put together the recommended tracks for the Army as they relate to ADTS Objectives.

May 12th - 11:00am ET - Register Here 

Cisco invites YOU to join our ISE Top Gun Master Series. Climb into the cockpit and strap in as we take you through the ISE journey. In the first mission delivered last year, we introduced you to new features under the hood and walked you through basic ISE functionality and ease of use. This year's second mission is focused on in-depth segmentation and visibility while simplifying and automating the deployment. Whether you are an existing ISE customer or considering ISE as part of your secure access strategy, these missions are developed for you. Don't let those bogeys sneak into your network and attack! These sessions are designed to be delivered in a demonstrative way so that you can see the full power of the Identity Services Engine, in conjunction with all the robustness of our platforms.

Sign-up for Mission 2 events, and meet us on the flight deck and learn from Cisco's ISE Top Gun experts the techniques and tactics that make Cisco ISE mission-critical in your network for secure access and visibility.

May 18 - 5:00pm ET - Register Here

May 25 - 10:00am ET - Register Here

During this one-hour virtual session you will:

• Learn how to manage and view your Cisco assets and entitlements with MCE.
• Gain real-time insights into your business, as it relates to all your Cisco products and services.

May 19 - 2:00pm ET - Register Here

Board members may not be cybersecurity experts, but now more than ever, they understand business risk and the need for security resilience. And siloed, stand-alone security that focuses on threat prevention is inefficient and ineffective in the face of increasingly sinister threats and unpredictable global events.  

While a growing number of enterprise leaders recognize that security resilience buoys business resilience and lowers overall risk, the road to a resilient future can be difficult to define—until now. 

Register to hear Ed Bellis, CTO and Co-founder at Kenna Security at Cisco and Liz Waddell, Global Practice Lead, Cisco Talos Incident Response, break down these strategic concepts into clear, actionable takeaways designed to help organizations detect, predict, analyze, and respond to potential threats with confidence. 

This hourlong deep dive will cover: 

• The five dimensions of security resilience that act as the foundation for a continuously improving infrastructure 
• Must-have capabilities needed to implement these dimensions and tackle future threats—security or otherwise  
• The people, processes, and plans necessary to protect your mission-critical assets 

May 26 - 1:00pm ET - Register Here

Cisco DNA Center offers a low-risk, lower-cost, incremental approach to adopting network technologies in your branch, campus, and wireless environments. It simplifies and automates the way you communicate with the network and reduces the complexity of day-to-day changes through automated workflows. Cisco DNA Center also provides insights into your end-user device onboarding and connected experience; network devices; and policies.

Join us for a live webinar as we provide an overview of Cisco DNA Center and demonstrate key capabilities and applications from both the automation and assurance perspectives:

• Design and settings
• Software image management
• Application policy
• Network and client health
• Proactive troubleshooting using sensor management

The session will include a live Q&A.