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CITY 4F SAN ANTONIO <br />INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ITSD C f SERVICES DEPARTMENTOperations <br />ARSOC value for the Cybersecurity Ecosystem in San Antonio and the Alamo Region <br />The ARSOC represents one of the most significant strategic assets and investments that City of San <br />Antonio will make to support the growth of the regional cybersecurity ecosystem. The ARSOC will <br />create a physical environment and virtual partnerships that bridge education, training, <br />entrepreneurship, critical infrastructure defense and continuity of government operations. The <br />establishment of the ARSOC signals San Antonio's dedicated focus to becoming a national leader in <br />cybersecurity. The ARSOC name defined the true concept of support and is in keeping with the City of <br />San Antonio's mindset that cyber security does not stop at the lines drawn on maps; what affects our <br />surrounding communities affect the City of San Antonio. It is our belief that when our neighboring <br />communities are protected, we are all better protected. <br />ARSOC Facility <br />A 20,108 square foot facility, located on San Antonio's Cyber Campus at Port San Antonio, adjacent to <br />other critical assets and agencies that operate cyber and intelligence missions in support of national <br />security. The integrated working and training facility will provide a unique environment <br />that allows municipal agencies to share threat intelligence, work collaboratively to respond to threats, <br />enhance training within their employee base, and simulate incidents based on real-time data. The <br />collaborative operations center will create a rapid response team that supports ARSOC partners <br />capability to respond to cyber threats. <br />Location Cluster Advantage <br />Port San Antonio is building an innovation campus that creates the brings additional value, resources <br />and missions in an adjacent capacity to the ARSOC. Already home to 24th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), <br />and over a dozen major cyber operations and training facilities managed by private -sector companies, <br />the campus allows for unique collaboration between government, industry and academia. <br />The Port is building an Innovation Center that will house unique assets that can support the <br />mission and growth of the ARSOC, including: <br />a 2,000 -seat technology arena <br />o San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology <br />a 30,000 sq ft Industry Showroom with advanced demonstration, training and <br />prototyping capabilities <br />* 40,000 sq ft office and lab area to support small companies, applied R&D and critical <br />infrastructure testing environments <br />Relevant Defense Industrial Base capabilities and testing facilities are located throughout the <br />Port's 1,900 acre campus that understand electromagnetic hardening of control systems, <br />offensive cyber threats and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning <br />security systems — all of which will work with the ARSOC and regional agencies. <br />City of San Antonio -- ITSD Security Page 3 <br />