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In a report issued Monday, the Government Accountability Office acknowledges that although the Defense Department and U.S. Cyber Command have made progress in identifying the roles and responsibilities of the organizations that support DoD cyberspace operations, additional detail and clarity is needed. While the Cyber Command mostly meets joint guidance and maps out its organizational […] More
Amid the onslaught of cyber attacks striking both public and private sectors, the federal government has pooled its offensive efforts into the National Cyber Range project, an initiative that will boost cyber-defense technologies and help train a cybersecurity workforce, Reuters reports. Together with companies such as defense contractor Lockheed Martin and Johns Hopkins University’s Applied […] More
In line with an agreement between the department secretaries last fall and the recently released International Strategy for Cyberspace, the Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security are sharing cybersecurity information, capabilities and expertise, a Pentagon official said. Robert J. Butler, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, testified before the Senate Committee on […] More
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced the stand up of a cyber command to protect the nation against cyber attacks on digital infrastructure and to boost the competitiveness of local industries specializing in high-tech security, Reuters reports. The new National Cybernetic Taskforce will have access to a budget of “hundreds of millions of shekels” […] More
With at least 5,000 new pieces of malware show up online a day, simply deploying a firewall and fixing things when they break isn’t good enough, according to U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency head Gen. Keith B. Alexander. “We can no longer depend on a static defense,” said Alexander, spoke at the University […] More
While U.S. Cyber Command’s Keith Alexander testified before Congress and advocated the Defense Department’s move to cloud computing, three companies announced a strategic alliance to address the security concerns that have impeded the progress of the commander's proposal, C4ISR Journal reported. Alexander, who also heads the National Security Agency, told a House subcommittee he believes […] More
The U.S. military lacks educated cyber warriors and the legal authorities it needs to respond to a cyber attack on the nation or its allies, and a crisis would quickly deplete the force the U.S. does have, the chief of Cyber Command said yesterday. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is dual hatted in his roles as […] More
The U.S. Cyber Command has restricted Defense Department workers’ access to streaming-video websites such as YouTube, Amazon and Googlevideo, according to The Associated Press. Officials say the overwhelming demand to see the Japan earthquake is using up the much-needed bandwidth already weakened by Internet problems in that region of the world. Cyber Command has directed […] More
“Information as warfare” demands operational commanders to employ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to dominate the information realm even as they direct combat actions, according to the Navy’s senior intelligence officer. Vice Adm. David J. “Jack” Dorsett, the director of naval intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations for information dominance, spoke Wednesday to defense writers […] More
Integral Systems, Inc., has announced its services organization, Integral Systems Service Solutions, has been awarded a contract by the United States Strategic Command to provide worldwide interference geolocation services. Also called IS3, the organization will provide U.S. Cyber Command, a sub-unified command subordinate to USSTRATCOM, with commercial satellite geolocation services. “The USSTRATCOM and USCYBERCOM missions […] More
Department of Defense announced yesterday U.S. Cyber Command has achieved full operational capability. To achieve the new FOC status, the command had to complete a number of critical tasks to ensure it could handle its mission, which includes directing activities to operate and defend DoD networks. “I am confident in the great service members and […] More
Apptis, Inc., a provider of IT and communications services to government and industry, announced retired U.S. Army Col. James “Jim” Barrineau has joined the company as vice president for strategic cyber initiatives. In this role, he will work with Apptis teams and the company’s customers to develop integrated cyber solutions to meet unique needs of […] More
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