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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy

Cyber capabilities provide unique national security and economic advantages that cannot be replaced through operations in other domains. As such, cyber capabilities have become integrated into our daily lives and have become vital to U.S. national security and support the architecture of the modern international system and enable a vibrant global economy. At the same time, the potential adversaries continue to seek means to counter the advantages obtained from space and cyber capabilities and to use these same capabilities for purposes hostile to U.S. interests.


Mission: Support the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Assistant Security Defense for Global Strategic Affairs by developing and overseeing the implementation cyber-related policies, strategies, and plans to promote stability in and ensure continued freedom of access to the global commons of space and cyber in order to achieve national security objectives.

Leadership

Eric Rosenbach

Eric RosenbachEric Rosenbach was appointed the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy on September 26, 2011.   In this capacity, he supports the Secretary of Defense and other senior Department of Defense leaders by formulating, recommending, integrating, and implementing policies and strategies to improve DoD's ability to operate in cyberspace.

Mr. Rosenbach recently led the global cybersecurity practice at Good Harbor Consulting, where he advised the executives of Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity risk mitigation strategies.

Mr. Rosenbach previously worked as the Executive Director of the Belfer Center for International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. He managed the Center's operations, taught classes on cybersecurity and counterterrorism policy and co-directed a joint Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology project on international cybersecurity policy.

Prior to his work at Harvard, Mr. Rosenbach served as national security advisor for Senator Chuck Hagel and as a professional staff member on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI).   During his time on the SSCI, he provided oversight of Intelligence Community counterterrorism programs and led two investigations of prewar intelligence on Iraq.

Mr. Rosenbach worked as the Chief Security Officer for the largest pan-European internet service provider. As the Chief Security Officer, he was responsible for the cybersecurity of the firm's service delivery network and implemented the firm's first-ever risk management strategy. 

Mr. Rosenbach served for several years as an Army intelligence officer in Europe, where he provided communications intelligence in direct support of commanders in Bosnia and Kosovo.  As a captain, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Director of Central Intelligence named his unit as the top intelligence organization in the U.S. military for two consecutive years. 

Mr. Rosenbach has co-authored and co-edited several books on national security issues.  He was a Fulbright Scholar. He holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown, Masters of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College.

Goals
  • Office of Primary Responsibility within OSD for policy matters related to activities in cyber or involving cyber systems
  • Ensure cyber -related activities are integrated into national and DoD strategies
  • Develop, coordinate and oversee implementation of U.S. Government and DoD policy and strategy for military and intelligence cyber operations activities.
  •  Formulates specific DoD policies and guidance on:
    • Cyber forces, systems and their employment
    • International agreements and legal regimes, including arms control matters
    • Integration of cyber capabilities into operations and contingency plans
    • International, U.S. Government, and DoD cyber operations cooperation
  • Review and evaluate cyber related programs, plans, and system requirements
  • Participate in planning and budgeting activities for space and cyber systems
  • Represent OSD at interagency deliberations and international negotiations
  • Interface with other U.S. Government Departments and Agencies, Congress, the public, and foreign governments on cyber policy matters

     

Contact Information
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
2900 Defense Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20301-2900

(571) 256-4425