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US Navy champions digital weaponry as decider of future fights
"The challenges inherent to the cyber domain are considerable," the Navy secretary wrote, "but failing to mitigate cyber risks is not an option."
Pentagon acting CIO pushes on with cybersecurity, software development
Cloud, zero trust, remote work: Acting CIO outlines priorities for his tenure as the Pentagon's top IT official.
By Andrew Eversden
After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.
By Andrew Eversden
Reports had warned about supply chain hacks
The path to protecting the DoD from breaches through contractors isn’t easy.
By Andrew Eversden
Cyber Valhalla: Air Force trains offensive warriors with unclassified exercise
Nothing like the training exists elsewhere.
By Mark Pomerleau
National security is the defense industrial base’s responsibility too
Contractors must embrace an unwavering commitment to implement security controls to effectively defend their IT infrastructures, a cybersecurity expert advises.
By Les Buday
Now is not the right time to split NSA and CYBERCOM
Military necessity, not politics, should guide the decision on whether to end the dual-hat arrangement, a cybersecurity researcher argues.
By James Di Pane
‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?
Suspected Russian hackers' ability to burrow into Pentagon networks through lateral movement after the SolarWinds breach poses tremendous challenges for the department.
Wide-reaching hack has defense firms on their toes
Some major defense contractors use the compromised software at the center of the breach, but figuring out whether hackers got inside their systems will be difficult and time-consuming.
By Joe Gould
Citing mega hack, lawmakers urge Trump to sign defense bill full of cyber protections
"We’ve got to get this defense bill passed because there’s so much to help us defend ourselves,” said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission.
By Joe Gould
‘It’s going to take a lot of digging’: The Pentagon’s long search to see if anyone’s hiding in its networks
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Pentagon hunts for cyber breaches
By Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau