The overall CLASSIFICATION of this brie ng is IYITR OP GLOWING 1 In Progress Review HWWAWDWJ Sec 1 4 aj 07 OCT 2016 Classified By - Derived From USCYBERCOM SCG Dated 20160722 AND Derived From 1-52 Dated 20070108 Declassify On 25 Years from date of document format Roll Call USCYBERCOM POLAD beer Components El CNMF El El JFHQ-CIARCYBER JFHQ-CIMARFORCYBER CI FLEETCYBER El Degartment of Defense 03003 USSTRATCOM USCENTCOM USSOCOM USPACOM USEUCOM USSOUTHCOM USAFRICOM USNORTHCOM EllnterAgency CIA DIA NSA NGA non-voting DOS FBI TREASURY Agenda Decision Flow Chart Recommendations for Approval Operation GLOWING buns-ac 11 2 Technique 1' Tactic Collateral Effects Estimation CEE Intelligence GainILoss Political Military Assessment PMA Blowback Assessment Legal Review Approve TNL to JIPTL Decision Roll-Call Guidance Questions UNCLASSIFIEDH-FQ-HG- Executive Summary UNCLASSIFIEDHFQ-H-Q- 1 4 3 OGS Decision Point Qhart mm Sec 1 4m CDNOPIOPDRD Target Capability Tactic Technique Operational Law Review Intelligence Gain Leas Assessment Political Military r Assessment FHA Collateral Effects Estimation Blowbaek Assessment 0p GLOWING mm See 1 41 3 mm Sec 1 4m Executive Summary - Nat Started I Complete Operation GLOWING Sec organized campaigns Operation GLOWING 1 4 3 MU Sec1 4 a Sec 1 41 3 We assess GLOWING I will b U Sec 1 4m Operation GLOWING Overview USCYBERCOM will Sec 1 4 a mm Sec 1 4 31 GLOWING Overview Offensive Cyber Operations 1 4m l ISIL Media Framework and Functions DEVELOP DISTRIBUTE DISSEMINATE DEFEND Create edit nish Prepare stage a Proliferate ISIL Sustain ISIL ISIL products publish ISIL products message message SEC Technigue I Tactic Descrigtion Approval Technique I Tactic Operational Impact SEC 1 41 3 131 1 Set 1 4 3 1- U USA FVEYH TSNSIHREL USA mmsecrqay 4- U 5 U 1 4m Recovery Methods Current Status - TSHSIHREL USA FVEYH TSHSIHREL USA weal meSac1 4 a are 1u'all'd 1U Spectrum of Effects IAW CEE Sec 1 4m 11 mm Ssc1 4 a U Intelligence Gain Assessment Overall Gain Assessment him See 1 4m WWE estimated intelligence gain from this operations is assessed b t11 Sec1 4 a U Intelligence Loss Assessment Overall Loss Assessment him See 1 4 3 overall estimated intelligence loss is assesse- 1 Sec1 4 a DIN Sec 1 4mIf 51- tum I tsseeui lApproval Intelligence GainlLossuGL J U Probability of Detection POD Overall Assessment Effect Capab ky i 11 11 See 1 4m hm Sec 1 4 3 U Probabilitv of Attribution POA Overall Assessment Perceived Technical hm Sac1 4ta estimated probability of attribution is tbltil 56 Mia I but Sec 1 4m tb 1 Sec 1 4m am See 1 41 3 U Political Military Assessment PMA - ll-'41 U Middle East Countries hm Sec 1 4 31 EH-HF Countries in the region - U RUSSIA and China Wer th Sam-1 a lthe oyber operational and use it as an opportunity to place the UST i SHN F I him Sec 1 4m 1 um Sec Lelia I U Third Party Host Targets Worldwide SHNF mm Sec tea I SHNF mm 5eo1 4 a I b 1 5eo 1 4m mm See 1 4 3 SH-NF For several third partyl bit1iSec1-4tal I mm Sect-1 a I Approval Blowback Assessment PURPOSE This blowback assessmentl i I mm Sec1 4 a I USCYBERCOM against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Wrobabilitv of Attribution Pom Confidence to Defend DODIN USCYBERCOM has a variety of capabilities that could be hilUSeoHlaJ I- At this time ISIL has no demonstrated capability hm Sec1l4 a hm Sec Lana Overall Assessment USCYBERCOM J3F Ops assesses that risk of blowbacki lbll1iSEcl4tai I Approval Legal Review USCYBERCOM SJA There is no le al ob'ection to conductin the activities ro osed in the GLOWING CONOP macaw bjm Sec 1 4 3 lam Sac1 4 a Network NOMINATED BY mummy Sec 1 4 8 hm Sec 1 4 3 campaign SWAT-W534 mu Sec 1 4 3 mm Sac1 4 a $801413 TARGET LOGAHON 1'31 J Set 1 4m HCERH Sac 1 41 3 31 1 Sec 1 Target Priority and Target Assignment nrr- EHEVIEI fl Primary Target Set Follow-on Target Set momw comm seameinemEHQY-a' Pnonrrv - 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USSTRATCOM USCENTCOM USSOCOM USPACOM USEUCOM USSOUTHCOM USAFRICOM USNORTHCOM mm Sac 1 4m 19 Details of Non-Concurs mm KW mm Sec 1 4 3 20 063 Proposed Public Affairs Guidance Public affairs posture is response to query only 0 OSD PA retains release authority I hm Sac statement if asked in general moment-s networks bj j If asked 1 him Sec 1 7m by credible third-party cyberseourity expert or cyberseourity corp hm 59G Overarohing theme l moment's-J loyber operations hm Sac 1 7m 0 Approved by OSD-PA 21 Guidance and Questions 22 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu