Bootable Media

BOOTABLE MEDIA

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Overview

Bootable Media (BM) is a lightweight Live CD that temporarily creates a secure, non-persistent end node on almost any personal or public computer for safer, deployable, very-low-cost NIPRNet remote desktop access. The product is designed to provide a secure virtual trusted bootable solution for remote access to DoD Global Information Grid (GIG) enterprise services using non-GFE equipment from home for telework, pandemic and continuity of operations (COOP).

The Bootable Media program is managed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Program Executive Office for Mission Assurance and NetOps (PEO-MA). The product is developed and maintained by the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Anti-Tamper/Software Protection Initiative (ATSPI)

CAC-enabled Bootable Media Portal (use email certificate)

Mission Statement

The mission of the Bootable Media Program is to enhance the security posture of the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG) by providing a secure remote access solution to the GIG and GIG resources for DoD authorized users.

Capabilities and Services

  • BM is differentiated by its non-persistent design, which enhances operational security (OPSEC) by enforcing non-memorable artifacts and minimizing the window of opportunity for external artifacts and elements to persist and compromise the GIG.
  • BM reduces the scope of GFE administration to managing the BM operating system and it's respective applications.
  • BM improves the risk posture and overall defense of the GIG through a client integrity inspect-on-connect check that ensures compliance by embedding the Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG) in the integrity check of the BM environment.
  • BM minimizes risk to the GIG by i) accelerating the prevention, detection, and remediation cycle, ii) leveraging DoD enterprise collaboration, and iii) invoking a frequent, iterative, and incremental methodology to mature the BM technology.
  • BM enables independent lifecycle management of the O/S. This more AGILE development philosophy is less reliant on external providers and more capable of keeping pace with the evolution of the threat spectrum.
  • The BM program management office (PMO) offers the ability for users to request new capabilities. In addition, users can submit issues or defects to the PMO as well.

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