Cyber

Turkey’s STM to modernize NATO’s intelligence infrastructure

The NCI Agency awarded two deals to STM after evaluating commercial and technical proposals received from several software companies in NATO member states.

6 days ago

Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region June 18, 2022.

US Army goes virtual to help Ukraine maintain weapons

The Army is realizing the value of remote maintenance, now used to help Ukraine, for future sustainment in highly contested environments.

7 days ago

Thought Leadership

Software Bill of Materials is the key to cybersecurity compliance

SBOMs can be a valuable tool to identify and address potential security challenges.

Amazon, other Pentagon cloud service providers face zero-trust test

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle each told the Pentagon they could instate at least basic levels of zero trust, a cybersecurity official said.

3 weeks ago

Pentagon must act now on quantum computing or be eclipsed by rivals

The battle for quantum supremacy is already under way, and is set to fundamentally change the defense sector .

3 weeks ago

Nordic states to develop common cybersecurity strategy

Norway is taking the lead to develop a defense-focused common cybersecurity strategy for the Nordic region.

3 weeks ago

Pentagon hosts Five Eyes partners for zero-trust cybersecurity talks

Both zero trust and international collaboration are foundational to the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control endeavor, or JADC2.

5 weeks ago

Sweden vows to push defense collaboration, cyber defense at EU helm

Stockholm has set out to move the needle on joint procurement arrangements for military equipment within the European Union.

5 weeks ago

China developing own version of JADC2 to counter US

The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army, “refers to systems destruction warfare as the next way of war,” a U.S. defense official said.

5 weeks ago

New data model predicts how deployments affect future readiness

What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?

6 weeks ago

‘Special pay’ keeps Pentagon’s cyber experts from jumping ship

Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.

6 weeks ago

U.S. Army Capt. Nils A. Olsen works with Kenyan Defence Force soldiers during the final training event of Justified Accord in March 2022.

Cyber to be featured for first time at US military exercise in Africa

“Cyber threats have become part of everyday life,” a U.S. Army exercise planner said, “and Africa is not immune.”

7 weeks ago

Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

Rule applies to the executive branch — with exemptions for national security, law enforcement and research — and doesn't appear to cover Congress itself.

7 weeks ago

The Cyber National Mission Force officially became the Department of Defense’s newest subordinate unified command during a ceremony at U.S. Cyber Command headquarters on Dec. 19, 2022.

Election-defending Cyber National Mission Force elevated by Pentagon

The force has been integral to the command’s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year.

7 weeks ago

Invictus wins contract to update DIA’s top-secret intranet

The agency had declined to disclose the winning contractor. The value of the deal is classified.

8 weeks ago

Navy’s Digital Horizon exercise showcases power of ‘mesh networks,’ AI

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

8 weeks ago

Army one-star general fired from Cyber Command

The general was removed by U.S. Cyber Command's leader, Gen. Paul Nakasone, following a loss of confidence.

8 weeks ago

HII boss sees mission tech business growing faster than shipbuilding

HII’s mission technologies business, expanded through acquisitions, now makes up about 25% of the company's sales.

8 weeks ago

Pentagon, private sector must partner to fight new era of cyberattacks

Over the past six months, there have been 10,666 ransomware variants identified, almost twice the total in the previous six months.

8 weeks ago

Indo-Pacific could serve as model for combatant command info sharing

Within the INDOPACOM region, military exercises have served as proof of concepts for new ways of sharing data and information across different scenarios.

9 weeks ago

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The NCI Agency awarded two deals to STM after evaluating commercial and technical proposals received from several software companies in NATO member states.

The Army is realizing the value of remote maintenance, now used to help Ukraine, for future sustainment in highly contested environments.

SBOMs can be a valuable tool to identify and address potential security challenges.

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle each told the Pentagon they could instate at least basic levels of zero trust, a cybersecurity official said.

The battle for quantum supremacy is already under way, and is set to fundamentally change the defense sector .

Norway is taking the lead to develop a defense-focused common cybersecurity strategy for the Nordic region.

Both zero trust and international collaboration are foundational to the Pentagon’s Joint All-Domain Command and Control endeavor, or JADC2.

Stockholm has set out to move the needle on joint procurement arrangements for military equipment within the European Union.

The Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army, “refers to systems destruction warfare as the next way of war,” a U.S. defense official said.

What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?

Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.

“Cyber threats have become part of everyday life,” a U.S. Army exercise planner said, “and Africa is not immune.”

Rule applies to the executive branch — with exemptions for national security, law enforcement and research — and doesn't appear to cover Congress itself.

The force has been integral to the command’s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year.

The agency had declined to disclose the winning contractor. The value of the deal is classified.

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

The general was removed by U.S. Cyber Command's leader, Gen. Paul Nakasone, following a loss of confidence.

HII’s mission technologies business, expanded through acquisitions, now makes up about 25% of the company's sales.

Over the past six months, there have been 10,666 ransomware variants identified, almost twice the total in the previous six months.

Within the INDOPACOM region, military exercises have served as proof of concepts for new ways of sharing data and information across different scenarios.