Mission Focus
Defending critical digital infrastructure, conducting forensic investigations, and deploying field-grade cybersecurity capabilities in crisis environments. Derived from Global Cybersecurity and Digital Intelligence Doctrines.
This capability integrates cyber defense, digital intelligence, and operational recovery support to help protect mission continuity, public systems, and vulnerable populations during complex emergencies.
Specialist units
These specialist units extend cyber investigation, digital defense, forensic analysis, and recovery capabilities across critical mission areas.
Cybercrime Investigation & Digital Forensics Task Force
Investigates cyber-enabled criminal activity, preserves digital evidence, and supports forensic case development across operational theaters.
Ransomware & Digital Extortion Defense Analytics Unit
Analyzes ransomware campaigns, extortion patterns, and response pathways to reduce operational disruption and financial harm.
Critical Infrastructure Cyber Defense & Stress-Testing Team
Evaluates resilience across essential systems through cyber defense planning, adversarial testing, and vulnerability exposure review.
Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Impact Recovery Team
Coordinates recovery planning and post-incident stabilization for essential systems affected by severe cyber disruption.
Cryptocurrency Tracing & Blockchain Forensics Unit
Tracks blockchain transactions, wallet behaviors, and digital asset movement to support financial intelligence and case analysis.
Secure Network Architecture & Field-Cryptography Engineering Unit
Designs hardened network environments and secure communications frameworks for sensitive deployments and distributed teams.
Digital Harassment & Abuse Intervention Algorithm Unit
Supports detection and intervention strategies for online abuse, coordinated harassment, and harmful digital targeting patterns.
Deep-Web/Dark-Web Data Scraping & Threat Identification Analytics
Monitors concealed digital ecosystems to surface threat indicators, illicit activity signals, and emerging operational risks.
Cyber-Physical Systems & IoT Hardware Security Unit
Addresses embedded-device risk, sensor exploitation, and hardware-layer vulnerabilities affecting field and infrastructure operations.
Additional Capability
Extended Response
Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Impact Recovery Team
Supports post-incident recovery, service restoration planning, and resilience measures after cyber disruption to essential infrastructure.
Operational Integration
This directorate connects digital investigation, secure communications, and infrastructure recovery into a unified operational framework for crisis response.
Mission Support
Help sustain research-driven cyber defense and field intelligence capabilities that protect vulnerable communities and essential systems.
