DoD Kills JEDI, Pivots To Multi-Cloud
Acting DoD CIO John Sherman said Microsoft and AWS will likely be invited to bid on JWCC, and DoD will also look at the capabilities of other US-based cloud service providers, such as Google, IBM, and Oracle.
China Likely Outed Soon For Exchange Hacks
The Exchange campaign attribution will also provide hints about the role of the first national cyber director in such incidents. NSA veteran Chris Inglis was confirmed for the position just weeks ago.
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US, UK Warn Of New Worldwide Russian Cyberespionage
"This is a good reminder that the GRU remains a looming threat, which is especially important given the upcoming Olympics, an event they may well attempt to disrupt," observed John Hultquist, VP of Analysis at Mandiant Threat Intelligence.
IT Modernization Strategy, Spectrum Plan Imminent: DoD CIO
Rep. Langevin criticized the 2022 budget overview for its brevity, opacity, and appearance as "nearly a carbon copy" of the 2021 document. "If DoD were a high school student, I would have called [the 2022 budget overview] plagiarism."
‘The Future Is About Information Dominance:’ Gen. Nakasone
"We're not in Kansas anymore," Gen. Nakasone said about the cyber threat landscape and the US's adversaries.
US ‘Retains Clear Superiority’ In Cyber; China Rising: IISS Study
"China is a second-tier cyber power but, given its growing industrial base in digital technology, it is the state best placed to join the US in the first tier," an IISS report says.
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Streamcaster Nexus: Empowering the connected soldier at the tactical edge
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CISA Publishes Cyber ‘Bad Practices’
The bad practices are aimed especially at -- though not limited to -- educating critical infrastructure owners and operators. This includes, of course, the defense industrial base and many who support its supply chain -- from communications equipment and high-tech capabilities to electrical and mechanical components for military hardware, such as tanks, planes, and ships.
NSA Releases D3FEND To Improve Cyber Defenses, Info Sharing
While ATT&CK focuses on standardizing the way cyber warriors understand and talk about offensive cyber, D3FEND focuses on common defensive measures.
Rep. Langevin Presses SecDef On Cyber, EW Priorities
"The Department of Defense officially recognizes five domains of warfare," Rep. Langevin said. "For four of those domains, the senior civilian is a service secretary. Cyber has a deputy assistant secretary, which is four rungs lower than the other warfighting domains. Why does this make sense?"
Cyber Flag 21-2 Showcases New CYBERCOM Training Environment
"We can design any scenario we want to create," says Col. Ally Smith, CYBERCOM division chief of exercise design and planning. "That puts us out in front of what our adversaries may want to do."
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Mandatory Cyber Reporting Within 24 Hours: Sen. Warner Bill
Sen. Warner's draft legislation, long expected, marks one of the first attempts to create a federal law mandating cyber incident reporting by some entities. Notably, the bill provides reporting entities with a degree of privacy and legal protection.
DoD Cloud Delays Hamper Missions: IT Leaders
"The more we wait, the more vulnerable we are," a leader told the survey takers.
Homeland OKs Cyber Nominees; Sen. Rick Scott Slaps Hold On Floor Vote
Despite a unanimous committee voice vote, Sen. Scott announced a hold on the CISA director nominee, as well as all other DHS nominees, until President Biden visits the border with Mexico.
CYBERCOM Seeks ‘Hunt Forward’ Funding Boost
"These robust information-sharing operations are just one part of our 'defend forward' strategy — where we see what our adversaries are doing and share that information with our partners in an effort to better bolster both our homeland defenses."