Justin Lynch

Justin Lynch is the Associate Editor at Fifth Domain. He has written for the New Yorker, the Associated Press, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and others. Follow him on Twitter @just1nlynch.

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How the security clearance backlog hurts cybersecurity

Tempers flared during a Feb. 14 Senate hearing about cybersecurity in the energy sector.

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What the Pentagon’s new AI strategy means for cybersecurity

The Pentagon’s AI strategy shows how the American military will rely on artificial intelligence as a defensive tool for cybersecurity.

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Pentagon to funnel tens of millions into cyber training for American soldiers

The Pentagon is investing tens of millions of dollars into new cyber training centers, which comes as the American military has pledged to take more offensive operations in cyberspace.

The struggle behind predicting a cyberattack

Government agencies, including the intelligence community and its research arm, increasingly want to predict cyber attacks through machine learning. But a new study casts doubt on the effectiveness of that technique.

Department of Homeland Security warns of cyberattacks on third-party companies by China

Infiltrating third-party companies that store confidential details about swathes of other businesses is more efficient than targeting those firms individually, according to the Department of Homeland Security and information security analysts.

3 ways the Pentagon could improve cyber intelligence

Intelligence officials and academics say the United States needs to expand its cyber surveillance authorities and capabilities to meet the Trump administration’s vision to be more aggressive in cyberspace.

Report finds no significant interference in midterm elections

The new report is significant because security of the midterm elections was one metric that could be used to judge the success of the Trump administration’s plan to become more aggressive in cyberspace,

Can the government make cyber cool for college grads?

“Recent college graduates think that they are changing the world doing their apps.”

Surprising ways the government shutdown actually boosted federal cybersecurity

New research shows how the shutdown did and didn't impact the government’s digital defenses.

Intelligence chiefs single out China in threat hearing

The U.S. intelligence community took aim at China during its annual assessment of worldwide threats, accusing the East Asian giant of blistering cyberattacks that are the foundation of a prolonged espionage campaign.

Why note cards can’t simulate a cyberattack

The Pentagon's rudimentary training methods to prepare for cyberwar have raised concern that the United States will not be prepared for future battles.

Cybersecurity investment set to level out after years of historic growth

IPO investment into the cybersecurity market is set to suffer setbacks in 2019, a sign that the market is overheating.

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'We weren't born digital': The obstacles to getting AI to the battlefield

Overcoming the barriers to using artificial intelligence

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