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C4ISRNET announces keynote speakers for CyberCon 2021

Senior cybersecurity leaders from across the U.S. Department of Defense will discuss strategy, information warfare and emerging threats at the 7th annual CyberCon on Nov. 10.

3 months ago

Big screen to battlefield: How sci-fi can inspire next-generation weaponry

Directed energy has captivated science fiction fans for decades, but we must not allow a failure of imagination to prevent us from converting directed energy from movie magic to military might before our adversaries.

7 months ago

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You go to war with the data you have: next-generation AI for national security

The National Nuclear Security Administration has AI research that national security agencies to accelerate AI innovation and enable an AI-ready force, a project leader explains.

National security through telework: remote collaboration to protect the joint force

The first idea an Army officer recommends to reduce vulnerabilities is for the DoD to issue unclassified, government-funded laptops to each employee and provide them with a suite of collaboration software.

8 months ago

The Pentagon needs a plan to get punched in the mouth

A researcher explains how China and Russia channel boxer Mike Tyson through strategies that attack U.S. military information and command systems and exploit the resulting cognitive and psychological disruption.

8 months ago

It’s time to transform the DoD enterprise cloud to a war-fighting cloud

A critical moment has been reached in the modernization of the DoD, and a cloud that effectively supports war-fighting capabilities will be critical in maintaining a competitive advantage, the author says.

9 months ago

‘Accelerate change or lose’: Applying Gen. Brown’s action orders to cyberspace education and training

The author proposes steps to correct a lack of adequate training for a large number of Air Force cyberspace personnel.

10 months ago

Securing information age combat capabilities demands a new approach

The DoD should consider acquisition process changes to encourage technologies to help connect weapon systems across domains, the author proposes.

10 months ago

Transforming Command and Control — A Strategic Imperative for the Warfighter

Ultimately, investing in these efforts today will advance our ability to operate across all domains at speed — accelerating the “kill chain” and preserving our decision advantage.

11 months ago

Russia-Iran cooperation poses challenges for US cyber strategy, global norms

If Moscow and Tehran share intelligence about U.S. cyber operations, that would bring new challenges for U.S. Cyber Command and the DOD, experts explain.

11 months ago

Politics should not determine location for US Space Command

A former U.S. senator says Air Force leaders have chosen command locations without the mission, war fighter and taxpayer in mind.

12 months ago

Closing the gap to win the AI marathon

Fortunately for the U.S., the race for AI superiority with China is not a sprint. An industry expert shares ideas for how Washington can come out ahead in the long run.

12 months ago

AlphaDogfight should scare the Air Force straight … into scaling AI efforts

Two captains have ideas to help the Air Force accelerate its efforts to ready itself for the artificial intelligence revolution.

12 months ago

How the military can get more out of artificial intelligence

The authors argue the military must remain educated and become the masters of AI instead of training to be its servants.

12 months ago

Embrace new ways to buy software or the Pentagon will fall behind

Bryan Clark and Dan Patt from the Hudson Institute argue the U.S. military needs to evolve how it buys hardware and software or risk losing the tools required to defeat adversaries.

13 months ago

How agencies can better manage their zero-trust architecture

Zero trust is a journey. To make it more manageable, agencies should first focus on consolidating identity solutions.

13 months ago

Agencies can bolster security through AI and a talent-diverse cyber workforce

Automation and the veteran workforce offer strong avenues for federal agencies to improve their cybersecurity.

16 months ago

GPS interference crashed a survey drone in the UK. Will the debate resonate in the US?

Dana Goward argues that a December drone mishap in the United Kingdom may be viewed as a relatively minor event, but could have a impact on a debate over GPS interference in the United States.

18 months ago

The key to securing the defense industrial base is collaboration

It is no longer acceptable to rely on incident response protocols, performance assessments of existing systems and one-off reactions to threats without coordination. Increased information sharing is key to staying one step ahead of our adversaries.

18 months ago

Why military agencies must establish cybersecurity readiness now through Comply-to-Connect

Katherine Gronberg argues readiness means forces can instantaneously know whether and how malicious cyber activity may have deceived, or even destroyed, systems

19 months ago

Understanding Russia’s quest to rid itself of foreign tech

Will a Russian rule requiring pre-approved software to be installed on devices promote domestic innovation? Perhaps, argues Justin Sherman, but perhaps not in the way Russia expects.

19 months ago

Three strategies to help the digital Air Force achieve takeoff

The Air Force must ask the question, “What data values do we want to definitely monitor?” and then expose those data values to their monitoring protocols.

19 months ago

The networks that special operators need

Airborne ISR now needs to be institutionalized into a Department wide, always available, global capability.

19 months ago

Protests, a pandemic and evidence of a hybrid war

The unrest and riots that erupted in the wake of George Floyd protests are evidence that a full-scale hybrid war is being waged against the United States, aimed at undermining their geopolitical leadership.

20 months ago

Defending national security in an era of remote work

Balancing productivity with the need to defend national security over a period of upcoming months, if not years, represents a challenge and opportunity as DoD personnel turn to commercially available telework tools.

20 months ago

With new standards, the time to prepare is now

While it remains unclear what the full impact of COVID-19 will be on the CMMC process, defense contractors have no time to waste in preparing for this new certification.

20 months ago

Innovation could solve the military’s radio interoperability challenge

The speed at which technology innovation can reach warfighters is critical to mission success. But in any industry, more products and services introduce complexity.

20 months ago

War rhetoric surrounds COVID surveillance

Technology policy has itself been warped by an overuse of misleading Cold War analogies and that's evident in the recent language surrounding the pandemic.

20 months ago

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An array of perspectives and messages from thought leaders in the defense IT and C4ISRNET community.

Senior cybersecurity leaders from across the U.S. Department of Defense will discuss strategy, information warfare and emerging threats at the 7th annual CyberCon on Nov. 10.

Directed energy has captivated science fiction fans for decades, but we must not allow a failure of imagination to prevent us from converting directed energy from movie magic to military might before our adversaries.

The National Nuclear Security Administration has AI research that national security agencies to accelerate AI innovation and enable an AI-ready force, a project leader explains.

The first idea an Army officer recommends to reduce vulnerabilities is for the DoD to issue unclassified, government-funded laptops to each employee and provide them with a suite of collaboration software.

A researcher explains how China and Russia channel boxer Mike Tyson through strategies that attack U.S. military information and command systems and exploit the resulting cognitive and psychological disruption.

A critical moment has been reached in the modernization of the DoD, and a cloud that effectively supports war-fighting capabilities will be critical in maintaining a competitive advantage, the author says.

The author proposes steps to correct a lack of adequate training for a large number of Air Force cyberspace personnel.

The DoD should consider acquisition process changes to encourage technologies to help connect weapon systems across domains, the author proposes.

Ultimately, investing in these efforts today will advance our ability to operate across all domains at speed — accelerating the “kill chain” and preserving our decision advantage.

If Moscow and Tehran share intelligence about U.S. cyber operations, that would bring new challenges for U.S. Cyber Command and the DOD, experts explain.

A former U.S. senator says Air Force leaders have chosen command locations without the mission, war fighter and taxpayer in mind.

Fortunately for the U.S., the race for AI superiority with China is not a sprint. An industry expert shares ideas for how Washington can come out ahead in the long run.

Two captains have ideas to help the Air Force accelerate its efforts to ready itself for the artificial intelligence revolution.

The authors argue the military must remain educated and become the masters of AI instead of training to be its servants.

Bryan Clark and Dan Patt from the Hudson Institute argue the U.S. military needs to evolve how it buys hardware and software or risk losing the tools required to defeat adversaries.

Zero trust is a journey. To make it more manageable, agencies should first focus on consolidating identity solutions.

Automation and the veteran workforce offer strong avenues for federal agencies to improve their cybersecurity.

Dana Goward argues that a December drone mishap in the United Kingdom may be viewed as a relatively minor event, but could have a impact on a debate over GPS interference in the United States.

It is no longer acceptable to rely on incident response protocols, performance assessments of existing systems and one-off reactions to threats without coordination. Increased information sharing is key to staying one step ahead of our adversaries.

Katherine Gronberg argues readiness means forces can instantaneously know whether and how malicious cyber activity may have deceived, or even destroyed, systems

Will a Russian rule requiring pre-approved software to be installed on devices promote domestic innovation? Perhaps, argues Justin Sherman, but perhaps not in the way Russia expects.

The Air Force must ask the question, “What data values do we want to definitely monitor?” and then expose those data values to their monitoring protocols.

Airborne ISR now needs to be institutionalized into a Department wide, always available, global capability.

The unrest and riots that erupted in the wake of George Floyd protests are evidence that a full-scale hybrid war is being waged against the United States, aimed at undermining their geopolitical leadership.

Balancing productivity with the need to defend national security over a period of upcoming months, if not years, represents a challenge and opportunity as DoD personnel turn to commercially available telework tools.

While it remains unclear what the full impact of COVID-19 will be on the CMMC process, defense contractors have no time to waste in preparing for this new certification.

The speed at which technology innovation can reach warfighters is critical to mission success. But in any industry, more products and services introduce complexity.

Technology policy has itself been warped by an overuse of misleading Cold War analogies and that's evident in the recent language surrounding the pandemic.