| The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) | | | | 1900s to present but potential users are security |
| serves the DoD community as the largest central | | | | screened as part of the user qualification process. |
| resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, | | | | Information Analysis Centers - The Front End for |
| technical, engineering, and business related information | | | | Researchers of Scientific and Technical Information |
| available today. Originally developed in World War II as | | | | (STI) |
| a resource on enemy technology, the DTIC has | | | | DTIC Information Analysis Centers, or IACs, are |
| morphed into a valuable, if underutilized tool, for | | | | organizations that are charted by the DoD and |
| understanding the technology bases for enemy | | | | operated by DTIC with the mission of helping |
| attacks. | | | | researchers and other interested parties. IACs provide |
| Publicly Accessible Information | | | | free answers to simple questions and projects, while |
| Authorized visitors can search DTIC's publicly | | | | also allowing their services to be utilized for extended |
| accessible collections and read or download scientific | | | | projects and Technical Area Tasks (TATs). |
| and technical information, using DTIC Online service. | | | | The Information Assurance Technology Analysis |
| DTIC also makes available sensitive and classified | | | | Center (IATAC), an IAC that focuses on Cyber |
| information to eligible users who register for DTIC | | | | Security issues, provides the Department of Defense |
| services. | | | | (DoD) and related agencies with existing, historic and |
| The DTIC consists of a large relational data base | | | | emerging scientific and technical information (STI) to |
| coupled with convenient and powerful Information | | | | support Cyber Security/information assurance (IA) and |
| Analysis Centers (IAC's) that mange issue related | | | | defensive information operations. |
| searches and updates/maintenance to the database. | | | | This information includes technologies, tools, and |
| An Information Assurance/Cyber security Information | | | | associated techniques for detection of, protection |
| Analysis Center (IATAC) is one of the more recent | | | | against, reaction to, and recovery from information |
| efforts and offers valuable information and tools for | | | | warfare and cyber attacks that target information, |
| researchers. | | | | information-based processes, information systems (IS), |
| Scientific and Technical Information Network - The | | | | and information technology (IT) in the DOD and related |
| Heart of DTIC | | | | agencies. |
| The Scientific and Technical Information Network | | | | The STI products and services resulting from IATAC |
| (STINET) is a database that contains data and | | | | efforts are intended to increase the productivity of |
| information for various defense-related research | | | | Cyber Security researchers, as well asother |
| reports. The database raw material contains reports | | | | concerned Cyber Security participants. This is |
| on a topics ranging from science and engineering to | | | | accomplished through timely dissemination of |
| Information Assurance/Cyber Security from a large | | | | authoritative, accurate, and high quality reports and |
| number of sources. Users can research the latest | | | | answers to subject matter inquiries through the |
| cyber security technology, laws and standards, new | | | | IATAC. |
| products and a wealth of relevant, timely information. | | | | Underutilization - A Marketing Issue |
| There are various levels of access to STINET. | | | | As valuable as the database and services are to the |
| · The public database is available to the general public | | | | Cyber Security community, the DTIC is relatively |
| regarding unclassified documents with an unlimited | | | | unknown. As a result, the IATAC is a valuable if |
| distribution. | | | | underutilized resource. Although any party interested in |
| · A private database has a private URL that allows | | | | the scientific or technical developments that underlie |
| for searches to be made for unclassified material with | | | | Cyber attacks or defenses can significantly benefit |
| limited distribution. | | | | from the information developed, qualified and analyzed |
| · The classified database contains Confidential and | | | | by DTIC and IATAC, awareness of the value of this |
| Secret documents, in addition to the unclassified | | | | asset is limited. |
| material. | | | | As an organization DTIC can benefit from better |
| · Finally, there is a hard copy DVD that contains | | | | promotion and modern marketing to the DOD and |
| material only for unclassified, confidential, and secret | | | | related agencies. But the task, given the size of the |
| documents. | | | | community is daunting and will take significant effort in |
| All levels of STINET access contain material from the | | | | the coming years. |