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FUNCTION: Provides unique facilities for research into various aspects of Information Assurance (IA) and Computer Network Defense (CND). As the Navy's center of excellence for large-scale network security visualization, technological penetration testing, and reverse code engineering, the Navy Cyber Defense Research Laboratory (NCDRL) supports research that augments Navy and DoD networkcentric warfare capabilities. DESCRIPTION: NCDRL aims to equip the cyber-warriors at the front lines of defending the network with the tools and capabilities needed to accomplish their mission. NCDRL aims to provide a centralized and unobstructed view of threats and mitigation strategies to the Navy networks by facilitating research and development into CND problems specific to enclaves and applicable to the Navy enterprise as a whole. Fleet and DoD-wide IA initiatives (commercial off-the-shelf and government off-the-shelf) are critically evaluated and assessed prior to production deployment. NCDRL also leads DoD-wide efforts in malicious code analysis and reverse code engineering. INSTRUMENTATION: NCDRL houses virtually every industry-standard security sensor and technology deployed in the Navy enterprise networks (which include ISNS, ONE-NET, and NMCI). The NCDRL research network supports a robust environment enabling the testing of a wide array of developmental security technologies. It can also be dynamically reconfigured to replicate Fleet Network Operations Center architectures.