Army’s new Theater Information Advantage Detachments will be tailored to their theater: Officials

Army’s new Theater Information Advantage Detachments will be tailored to their theater: Officials
Army’s new Theater Information Advantage Detachments will be tailored to their theater: Officials

The three planned Theater Information Advantage Detachments will each start with 65 soldiers, but the TIADs will be tailored over time to serve the specific demands of Indo-Pacific Command, European Command, and Army Cyber Command.

High-tech trench warfare: 5 hard-won lessons-learned for the US from Ukraine

High-tech trench warfare: 5 hard-won lessons-learned for the US from Ukraine
High-tech trench warfare: 5 hard-won lessons-learned for the US from Ukraine

From expendable drones, to ad hoc battle networks, to hacker “armies” of volunteers, the war in Ukraine has shown the big-spending US military new ways to fight in the Information Age.

Dumb and cheap: When facing electronic warfare in Ukraine, small drones’ quantity is quality

Dumb and cheap: When facing electronic warfare in Ukraine, small drones’ quantity is quality
Dumb and cheap: When facing electronic warfare in Ukraine, small drones’ quantity is quality

With Ukraine losing up to 10,000 drones a month, mostly to Russian electronic warfare, it’s tempting to invest in anti-EW protection – but, experts agreed, it’s probably more cost-effective to accept high losses and just buy more bare-bones drones.

Chinese ‘Volt Typhoon’ hack underlines shift in Beijing’s targets, skills

Chinese ‘Volt Typhoon’ hack underlines shift in Beijing’s targets, skills
Chinese ‘Volt Typhoon’ hack underlines shift in Beijing’s targets, skills

“The PRC’s goal is developing capabilities to disrupt critical infrastructure in the event of a future conflict,” NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce told Breaking Defense in a statement.

Cyber lessons from Ukraine: Prepare for prolonged conflict, not a knockout blow

Cyber lessons from Ukraine: Prepare for prolonged conflict, not a knockout blow
Cyber lessons from Ukraine: Prepare for prolonged conflict, not a knockout blow

Instead of fixating on the apocalyptic possibility of a “cyber Pearl Harbor,” experts say, the US should prepare for digital wars of attrition like the one ongoing in Ukraine.

Russian phishing attacks flooded Ukraine, tripled against NATO nations in 2022: Report

Russian phishing attacks flooded Ukraine, tripled against NATO nations in 2022: Report
Russian phishing attacks flooded Ukraine, tripled against NATO nations in 2022: Report

Cyber attacks on Ukraine surged in early 2022, but Russian hackers haven’t sustained that intensity, says a new report from Google’s Mandiant researchers.

‘No Big Bang’: Cyber successes in Ukraine are no cause for complacency in US

‘No Big Bang’: Cyber successes in Ukraine are no cause for complacency in US
‘No Big Bang’: Cyber successes in Ukraine are no cause for complacency in US

Russian hackers haven’t crippled Ukrainian networks, but it’s not for lack of trying. With Western help, Ukraine had spent eight years building its cyber defenses – ironically, in a way most US agencies and companies have not.

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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

In this Game Changer, HII cyber experts discuss the importance of optimizing the use of cyber capabilities and electromagnetic spectrum operations to help DoD shut down threats before they can escalate to open conflict.

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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom

Unlike a weapon that can be tested, validated, and put on a shelf knowing that it will work when needed, deployed information warfare and cyber capabilities have to be continually tuned and optimized in order to be relevant to the warfighter.

Putin ‘massively misjudged’ Ukraine, Russian troops shoot down own planes: GCHQ head

Putin ‘massively misjudged’ Ukraine, Russian troops shoot down own planes: GCHQ head
Putin ‘massively misjudged’ Ukraine, Russian troops shoot down own planes: GCHQ head

“We’ve seen Russian soldiers — short of weapons and morale — refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft,” said Sir Jeremy Fleming.

REDSPICE and everything nice: Aussies boost cyber spending in 2023 budget

REDSPICE and everything nice: Aussies boost cyber spending in 2023 budget
REDSPICE and everything nice: Aussies boost cyber spending in 2023 budget

“REDSPICE ensures Australia keeps pace with the rapid growth of cyber capabilities of potential adversaries. It provides new intelligence capabilities, new cyber defences to protect our most critical systems, and is a real increase in the potency of ASD’s ability to strike back in cyberspace,” the Australian prime minister said in a statement.

What Are The Best Ways To Shield Taiwan From A Hungry China?

What Are The Best Ways To Shield Taiwan From A Hungry China?
What Are The Best Ways To Shield Taiwan From A Hungry China?

The trick will be to avoid “a situation in which China believes that it has no alternative but to act,” says RAND’s Michael Mazzar.

Armenia, Ukraine Lessons Shape New US Cyber/EW Unit

Armenia, Ukraine Lessons Shape New US Cyber/EW Unit
Armenia, Ukraine Lessons Shape New US Cyber/EW Unit

Drones aren’t decisive, said the head of Army Cyber Command, without a command system that can rapidly pull together all the data and order a strike before the enemy disappears again.

Army Cyber Pivots To Pacific: Fogarty

Army Cyber Pivots To Pacific: Fogarty
Army Cyber Pivots To Pacific: Fogarty

“Wherever [Army forces] are deployed, particularly those in Europe and the Pacific, they’re under just constant, constant assault,” Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, chief of Army Cyber Command, says.