Defense Systems
White House unhappy with NDAA's cyber strategy demand
President Trump indicates he's opposed to a congressional demand for a cybersecurity strategy in the 2018 defense bill.
Science & Tech
LA Cyber Center Hopes to Be a Model for Cities Nationwide
During the past four years, Los Angeles has centralized its cyber operations using models developed by the federal government and industry sectors.
Threats
Okay, Say Someone Hacks into the US Power Grid. Then What?
A joint research project between the Department of Energy and a geographic analytics company is mapping just how far the repercussions could spread.
Defense Systems
Army looks to fast-track cyber talent into service
U.S. Army Cyber Command is launching a pilot program to pluck developers, data scientists and engineers from the workforce to face off against U.S. adversaries.
Ideas
As AI and Cyber Race Ahead, the State Department Is Falling Behind
Technology is reshaping the global order. America’s diplomats need to start thinking ahead.
Science & Tech
The Promise and Peril of Trump's Cyber Strategy
Continuity on most cyber policies masks a growing erosion of global cyber norms.
Science & Tech
Which Bugs Will Hackers Exploit First? Machine Learning Promises a Better Guess
Most vulnerabilities are known; defenders need a better way to know which ones pose an imminent threat.
Science & Tech
White House Speeds Up Decisions on Disclosing Dangerous Software Bugs
More agencies will be invited to the table, and more quickly, Trump’s cyber coordinator says.
Science & Tech
A Fight Is Brewing Between Congress and the Military Over Cyber War
Should in-theater commanders be allowed to launch attacks that currently require approval from the national command authority?
Policy
Many Top Cybersecurity Posts Remain Empty — And Not On Purpose
Filling various CIO and CISO jobs is taking a temporary backseat to more senior appointments, the White House cybersecurity coordinator says.
Ideas
Pentagon: We Want You — to Get Us Into The Cloud Much Faster
We need the private sector's help to vault DOD into the world of elastic computing and machine learning.
Threats
US Army, Navy Cyber Commands Ready Far Ahead of Schedule
The components bring more than half of the 6,200 cyber troops that will make up a fully operational U.S. Cyber Command next year.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps Leaders announce new forward deployable cyber force
The Marine Corps is creating internal defense measures teams of data and cyber warriors to protect expeditionary Marine networks.
Science & Tech
How NATO Is Preparing to Fight Tomorrow’s Cyber Wars
As members fight off cyber attacks from Russia, here’s a deep dive into spending goals, partnerships, and policy debates about going on the offensive.
Science & Tech
Trump Administration Plans a New Cybersecurity Strategy
The strategy will be based on the main elements of the president’s May executive order.
Threats
Pentagon Scrubbing Kaspersky Software from Its Networks
Last month, DHS ordered civilian agencies to remove anti-virus tools made by the Russian company. Now DOD is following suit.
Threats
A Law is Expiring That Allows Ethical Hackers to Help Protect U.S. Elections
Renewing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for ethical hacking is vital for election security, researchers say.
Business
A New Social-Media Simulator Is Helping US Troops Train for Hybrid War
The program harvests and remixes real tweets to generate a convincing online environment for wargames large and small.
Science & Tech
The FBI’s Cyber Strategy: Shame The Hackers
The agency is trying to take a more preventive, and not a reactive, security strategy.
Science & Tech
Pentagon: We’ll Keep Buying Software That Russian Spies have Looked Through
The U.S. military will still buy consumer-off-the-shelf products from several tech companies that allowed Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, an intelligence outfit, to intimately probe.
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