The United States is a maritime nation. Each year, $5.4 trillion worth of goods – approximately equal to a quarter of U.S. annual GDP – passes through the nation’s Marine Transportation System (MTS). These goods support millions of American jobs and form the lifeblood of the global economy, with 90 percent of U.S. imports and exports arriving by ship.
For more than 230 years, the United States Coast Guard has protected the nation’s maritime infrastructure, with all its ports, bridges, undersea cables, shipyards, and over 25,000 miles of coastline and inland waterways from adversarial nations and groups.
This mission is no easy task. Global maritime commerce is a complex system of logistics that is increasingly reliant on digital networks to manage schedules, cargo manifests, navigation, and operations. This makes ships, ports, and other MTS prime targets for adversary nations and malicious cyber actors seeking to disrupt commerce and undermine U.S. national and economic security.
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. – United States Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) is the U.S. Coast Guard’s response to the growing threat of malware and ransomware to U.S. maritime infrastructure. CGCYBER brings its expertise and unique law enforcement authorities to serve as a valued interagency partner at U.S. Cyber Command and the Department of Defense. Together, CGCYBER gives U.S. Cyber Command the capabilities to respond to foreign and domestic threats.
CGCYBER’s mission is guided by three lines of effort: Defend and Operate the Enterprise Mission Platform; Protect the Marine Transportation System; Operate in and Through Cyberspace.
Defend and Operate the Enterprise Mission Platform
The U.S. Coast Guard Enterprise Mission Platform (EMP) is CGCYBER’s portion of the Department of Defense Information Ne ..
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