Defense Systems
Reports censure DOD on JRSS, rapid acquisition
The Pentagon received two reports criticizing its cybersecurity and rapid prototyping efforts.
Ideas
States Must Explain When a Cyber Attack Might Draw a Violent Reprisal
Without clear explanations that affirm rules of the road, countries make it easier for conflicts to spiral out of control.
Defense Systems
DOD artificial intelligence center to take on cyber defense
The Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has its eye on autonomous cyber defenses as one of the JAIC's top project areas to solve due to robust acquisition and a "tremendous amount of data".
Ideas
The US Needs an Industrial Policy for Cybersecurity
Government intervention is needed to fend off the steady barrage of attacks on the digital infrastructure of U.S.-based companies and public agencies.
Science & Tech
NSA Deflects Blame for Baltimore Ransomware Attack
An agency's policy advisor says city officials had more than two years to patch computers against the attack.
Science & Tech
Russia's Would-Be Windows Replacement Gets a Security Upgrade
For sensitive communications, the Russian government aims to replace the ubiquitous Microsoft operating system with a bespoke flavor of Linux, a sign of the country's growing IT independence.
Science & Tech
NATO Getting More Aggressive on Offensive Cyber
Secretary General Stoltenberg says NATO pushes limits of what the alliance can do in cyberspace.
Defense Systems
DISA migrates cyber guidance to new home
The Defense Department’s cybersecurity standards have a new home: Cyber.mil. The Defense Information Systems Agency migrated the security requirements and technology implementation guides in early May.
Threats
State-Sponsored Breaches of US Government Networks Rose 168% Last Year: Report
“Cyber-espionage is rampant in the public sector," Verizon analysts wrote in their annual study of data breaches.
Defense Systems
DOD keeps getting ‘out recruited’ for cyber talent, Shanahan says
Congress wants DOD to onboard more cyber warriors, but they're hard to keep around.
Ideas
How Much Will It Cost to Protect America's Electrical Grid? Who Will Pay?
The answers are: Likely tens of billions of dollars, and probably us, the electricity customers.
Ideas
Did Israel Have the Right to Bomb Hamas’ Cyber HQ?
The May 5 counterstrike raised questions — and set precedents.
Ideas
Trump Signs Executive Order to Boost Federal Cyber Workforce
Initiatives include cyber aptitude assessments for agency insiders and a President’s Cup cybersecurity competition.
Ideas
You Can Now Bid on DOD's 2nd-Largest-Ever Cloud-Services Contract
The up-to-$8 billion DEOS is only the first phase of the Defense Department's plan to buy common communication, collaboration and productivity capabilities.
Defense Systems
Defense industrial base cyber program adds a key partner
The voluntary public-private information-sharing program facilitates better situational awareness about IT security threats to unclassified contractor networks and information systems.
Defense Systems
New ways to detect network attacks sooner
Compressing the network traffic sent to central analysis servers may allow analysts to detect intrusions earlier in the transmission process.
Science & Tech
Russians Will Soon Lose Uncensored Access to the Internet
A new law allows the Kremlin to spy on, filter, and control the country’s online activity, alarming human-rights watchdogs.
Policy
Top Cyber Diplomat: US Needs Allies’ Help to Punish Cyberattacks
Creating a unified international response around online attacks will help “establish the legitimacy” of norms for cyberspace.
Defense Systems
Transforming weapon systems cybersecurity
Defense contractors must think beyond large-scale technical upgrades and instead focus on promoting incremental changes that can measurably reduce risk now.
Defense Systems
USAF adds competitive career categories for cyber, space
The Air Force is trying to improve training and talent retention by adding seven new competitive career categories for officers that will include cyber, intelligence and space.
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