Finding the right balance: Deep packet inspection encourages innovation and information sharing while protecting DoD networks

by Kevin Curran

Faced with growing network usage, the DoD can look to deep packet inspection to differentiate authorized, unauthorized, and recreational traffic at a deeper level for better security, bandwidth management, and overall information assurance.

Modern warfare places very particular requirements on network communications infrastructure. As the Department of Defense (DoD) evolves to support a net-centric environment, the agency's networks are critical to maintaining the secure collaboration and information sharing necessary for a common operational picture of the battlefield and mission operations. ....