Cyber

A new hope: Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app

After dangers pass, Hamill announces via the app that “the air alert is over.” He then signs off with, “May the Force be with you."

8 hours ago

A handout picture made available by the Iranian Army official website in early 2022 shows Iranian, Russian and Chinese warships during a joint military drill in the Indian Ocean.

US Indo-Pacific Command seeks extra $274 million for cyber

INDOPACOM's $3.5 billion unfunded priorities list includes requests for “offensive cyber access and effects" and "cybersecurity and network defenses.”

31 hours ago

Space

US Space Force asks Congress for classified funding boost in wish list

Beyond the classified efforts, the service requests $43 million for its Defensive Cyber Operations for Space program.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies past the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett.

Pacific forces wish list seeks $3.5 billion more than Biden budget

Plus, find out what the other combatant commands want in fiscal 2024.

4 days ago

Air Force CROWS wants to expand cyber defenses within Space Force

The Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems works with acquisition and test teams to ensure old and new platforms are protected against cyber threats.

4 days ago

US sent ‘hunt-forward’ team to Albania in wake of Iranian cyberattacks

Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.

5 days ago

National Cybersecurity Strategy is a North Star for federal agencies

Many government agencies still rely on legacy IT systems that are costly to maintain and difficult to defend, the author says.

6 days ago

Congress lays groundwork for AUKUS export control reform

The White House and Congress are pushing for U.S. export control reforms in order to implement AUKUS cooperation on hypersonics, AI and quantum technology.

6 days ago

Marines update logistics doctrine from 1997 ― here’s what’s inside

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4 is an updated version of logistics doctrine from 1997.

7 days ago

Biden, Trudeau must expand binational action to bolster cybersecurity

Biden’s visit to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week will be an opportunity to expand on cybersecurity cooperation.

8 days ago

First wave of tech to defend Guam from newer threats due in 2024

The architecture to defend Gaum from complex missile threats will begin to take shape on the island with the delivery of launchers and radars next year.

11 days ago

Marines accelerate Force Design transformation in FY24 budget request

The commandant also previewed his wish list, which will go to lawmakers later this month.

12 days ago

Modern ‘shock and awe’ would be defined by aging jets, new tactics

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

12 days ago

US Army chief wants three multidomain task force units in the Pacific

Most of the multidomain task forces would focus on the region, if the Army chief has his way.

13 days ago

Activists, Pentagon spar over sharing evidence of Russian war crimes

The Pentagon is reportedly blocking the sharing of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and human rights groups are not happy.

13 days ago

Taylor Swift-based passwords harm cybersecurity, report says

Swift’s highly anticipated 10th album “Midnights” resulted in many passwords including “taylor,” “swiftie” and “midnights.”

2 weeks ago

New, in-house software factory will train Marines as coders

Marines at the factory will get a year of training in software development and receive an application developer military occupational specialty.

2 weeks ago

Personnel pose for photos in the cyber operations center at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020.

Pentagon seeks 21% boost in cyberspace spending

The fiscal 2024 budget blueprint arrives days after the Biden administration shared its latest national cybersecurity strategy.

2 weeks ago

Vendors demonstrate their technologies at Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic headquarters during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise, or ANTX, that concluded Sept. 16, 2022.

Pentagon wants to spur cyber talent exchange with tech industry

“We want to move from rewarding longevity" to a system that allows individuals to go out for three years "and come back, without penalty."

3 weeks ago

Inside Indo-Pacific Command’s $87 billion wish list to deter China

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China.

3 weeks ago

Your news and information resource bringing the civilian, defense, industry, private sector and critical infrastructure cyber conversations together in one place.

After dangers pass, Hamill announces via the app that “the air alert is over.” He then signs off with, “May the Force be with you."

INDOPACOM's $3.5 billion unfunded priorities list includes requests for “offensive cyber access and effects" and "cybersecurity and network defenses.”

Beyond the classified efforts, the service requests $43 million for its Defensive Cyber Operations for Space program.

Plus, find out what the other combatant commands want in fiscal 2024.

The Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems works with acquisition and test teams to ensure old and new platforms are protected against cyber threats.

Iran targeted Albanian networks in July and September, forcing offline key government services including the Total Information Management System.

Many government agencies still rely on legacy IT systems that are costly to maintain and difficult to defend, the author says.

The White House and Congress are pushing for U.S. export control reforms in order to implement AUKUS cooperation on hypersonics, AI and quantum technology.

Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4 is an updated version of logistics doctrine from 1997.

Biden’s visit to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week will be an opportunity to expand on cybersecurity cooperation.

The architecture to defend Gaum from complex missile threats will begin to take shape on the island with the delivery of launchers and radars next year.

The commandant also previewed his wish list, which will go to lawmakers later this month.

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

Most of the multidomain task forces would focus on the region, if the Army chief has his way.

The Pentagon is reportedly blocking the sharing of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, and human rights groups are not happy.

Swift’s highly anticipated 10th album “Midnights” resulted in many passwords including “taylor,” “swiftie” and “midnights.”

Marines at the factory will get a year of training in software development and receive an application developer military occupational specialty.

The fiscal 2024 budget blueprint arrives days after the Biden administration shared its latest national cybersecurity strategy.

“We want to move from rewarding longevity" to a system that allows individuals to go out for three years "and come back, without penalty."

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China.