Huntsville Center's Cybersecurity Control System MCX stands at forefront of their dis

[The Patriot]

Inhabiting virtually every Department of Defense facility is a hidden world of processes and operations, but like many vital functions, they go unnoticed until the moment they are interrupted. This is the world of facility automation. These functions run the gamut of automated processes for everything inside a facility envelope, such as timely and accurate heating and cooling, proper electrical distribution, routine elevator operation, automatic lighting, and entry and exit measures like badging. Anything that threatens the security of these systems, by extension, threatens mission readiness and is therefore a significant concern to the Department of Defense, according to Daniel Shepard, chief of Huntsville Center's Information Assurance and Information Technology Branch and the Control System Cybersecurity Mandatory Center of Expertise.

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