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(TS//SI//REL) Expanding TAO's Operational Capabilities Out to the
CCs
FROM:
TAO/Remote Operations Center (S321)
Run Date: 10/20/2006
(TS//SI//REL) Computer Network Exploitation now being carried out in Hawaii, Texas and
Georgia
(TS//SI//REL) On 14 June, NSA Hawaii conducted its first interactive Computer Network
Exploitation (CNE) operation -- in this instance against a Chinese target. The operation was a
complete success. This is just the latest in a series of steps taken to develop greater TAO
(Tailored Access Operations) capabilities at the Cryptologic Centers.
(TS//SI//REL) NSA Texas began conducting interactive collection operations in mid-October
2005. Next, an upgraded version of TAO's automated vulnerability-testing tool became
operational in December 2005 and was put to use at both NSA Texas and NSA Georgia. By midMay 2006, NSA Texas had conducted over 3300 vulnerability scans, and NSA Georgia had
successfully executed more than 1300.
(TS//SI//REL) Looking ahead, TAO analytic elements have teamed with the Cryptologic Centers
to initiate a training program to certify endpoint network analysts at the CCs. A strong
partnership between endpoint operators and analysts (i.e. those who get the data and those who
examine the result) is crucial for the successful prosecution of Computer Network Operations
targets.
(U//FOUO) Stay tuned as we continue to develop these capabilities in the Extended Enterprise!
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DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108