Carahsoft has won contracts with the Navy, Air Force, Army and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency over the past few months, the latest in hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts over the years.
"They’re not going to be motivated to stop," David Frederick, assistant deputy director for China at NSA, said of the Volt Typhoon hacking group.
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
“In cooperation with the local authorities, the affected areas have undergone tests for the presence of hazardous material, and those authorities have stated that it is safe to proceed with this conference,” AFCEA President Susan Lawrence told the audience here.
"This is the group that if Kim Jong Un wants something done, something done in-house, ‘Hey, we need a missile program, we need to do this,’ Andariel's the one to go out and find the blueprints,” Mandiant's Michael Barnhart told Breaking Defense.
"Given the sensitivity of information widely available on unclassified [cleared contractor] networks, the FBI, NSA, and CISA anticipate that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors will continue to target CDCs for U.S. defense information in the near future."
"The FBI, CISA, and CGCYBER assess that advanced persistent threat cyber actors are likely among those exploiting the vulnerability," the joint advisory notes.
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
One senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.
"The PRC’s pattern of irresponsible behavior in cyberspace is inconsistent with its stated objective of being seen as a responsible leader in the world," a senior administration official said on Sunday night.
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.
"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.
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
"Someone told me I was like Chicken Little, but I prefer Paul Revere," said Sen. King, who co-chaired the commission that recommended creating the national cyber director.
"[Paying the ransom] was the hardest decision I've made in my 39 years in the energy industry... and I put the interest of the country first," Colonial's CEO told Congress. "I believe with all my heart [paying the ransom] was the right choice to make, but I want to respect those who see this issue differently."
CISA and FBI issue a joint advisory on DarkSide ransomware. "There is no immediate mission impact" from fuel shortage on DoD, a Pentagon spokesman said. Colonial temporarily restored operations between North Carolina and Maryland last night. Russia denies involvement. DarkSide's business model complicates attribution.
The Ransomware Task Force report, a comprehensive effort on this topic, includes 48 recommendations to tackle this growing threat.