The Director General of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Dr. Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone, visited the Automated Information Systems Department (ReSIA) to learn about the technological tools used by the Armed Forces for the protection of the cyber domain.
Last Tuesday, 23 July, the Dr Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone, Director General of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), accompanied by Head of Security, IT Systems and Digitalisation Dr Lorenzo Chessa, was a guest at the Italian Air Force's Automated Information Systems Department (ReSIA). The meeting, held at the ReSIA Acquasanta headquarters, had the main purpose of acquiring information on the cyber capability portfolio and the tools that enable the Department to carry out its role in protecting the Armed Force's cyber perimeter, with regard to the technological orchestration and response tool implemented by the Air Force in its work processes in the cyber environment.
The device in question is the SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response), an advanced technological solution that optimises operational processes related to cyber threat management, implemented by the Air Force following careful and continuous drafting activities of playbook, or of the work processes. During the visit, the AM technicians Security Operations Centre Security Operations Centre They gave a practical demonstration of the instrument's capabilities and illustrated the results obtained so far to Dr. Salamone and Dr. Chessa.
This event represents a significant step towards further collaboration between the Italian Air Force and the ASI, opening up new opportunities for technological development and mutual benefit.
The ReSIA operates under the authority of 3rd Division of the Logistics Command, with the mission of design, manufacture and maintain in operation The services and systems for IT automation of functional areas, as well as promoting innovation through research and experimentation of new technologies in the Information Technology (IT) sector. The Department, primary Hub IT and cybernetics specialist for the Air Force, plays a key role in the constant process of digital transformation, while ensuring the framework of cCybersecurity to the IT infrastructure of the Armed Forces.
