Michael Ottenberg

Michael Ottenberg, Booz Allen Hamilton, is an analyst in support of the OSD CAPE Simulation and Analysis Center Wargame Team where he designs and executes tactical, operational, and strategic wargames for analytic purposes. He also chairs the Military Operations Research Society Wargame Community of Practice. Mr. Ottenberg is the analyst lead for the use of Standard Wargame Integration and Facilitation Tool (SWIFT) within OSD CAPE.

Journal Articles

Computer Assisted Military Wargaming: The SWIFT Wargame Tool

The Standard Wargame Integration Facilitation Toolkit (SWIFT), an Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) product, provides a computer environment that supports Department of Defense (DoD) wargaming. SWIFT complements, but does not substitute for good wargaming practices.
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The DoD Cybersecurity Policy Chart

This chart captures the tremendous breadth of applicable policies, some of which many cybersecurity professionals may not even be aware, in a helpful organizational scheme.

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CSIAC Report - JFAC/DAU/CSIAC Cyber Experiment (CYBEX)

This report details key concerns discussed during the JFAC/DAU/CSIAC Software Assurance (SwA) Cyber Experiment (CYBEX). In addition to evaluating newly developed SwA guides for program managers and developers, the exchange included addressing/bringing back foundational software/system engineering concepts to address root of fundamental SwA issues as well as adopting common language in the areas of functionality and risk in order to identify issues early.

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CSIAC Report - Emerging Developments in Cyberlaw: 2019

CSIAC SME and member of the American Bar Association’s Information Security Committee, Richard “Rick” Aldrich, gives a snapshot of emerging developments in cyberlaw, policy, standards, court cases and industry legal frameworks. These slides focus on emerging issues such as consumer privacy rights, forensic border search of computers, search consent, biometrics, expectations of privacy from cloud providers, and cyber insurance.

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