The US Department of Defense (DoD) is in the midst of a global cyberspace crisis as foreign nation states and other actors, such as hackers, criminals, terrorists and activists exploit DoD and other US Government computer networks to further a variety of national, ideological and personal objectives.

The report identifies how DoD is organised to address cybersecurity threats; and assesses the extent to which DoD has developed joint doctrine that addresses cyberspace operations; assigned command and control responsibilities and identified and taken actions to mitigate any key capability gaps involving cyberspace operations.