Gen. Paul Stanton acknowledged that he’s taking over at an “unprecedented period of significant change in an unsettled word,” one that has an “insatiable appetite for data.”
By Carley WelchCapability exists to simulate the future of kill chains at theater scale
A tool to explore what-if scenarios and tradeoffs at the theater-level faster than traditional analysis.
“The ultimate goal is understanding exactly what is happening on the network, who is connecting, what is connected, and what are those devices and users doing on the network so you can make sure that, where connection is necessary for a mission, it’s available but also that it’s secure,” Forescout’s Dean Hullings said.
By Brad D. Williams
Due out this fall, the Zero Trust Reference Architecture is about upgrading cybersecurity in existing systems, without buying all-new tech. The Army is enthusiastic – mostly.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The unclassified summary is short and vague, but we estimate 38 percent could be for offensive cyber warfare, 49 percent is undoubtedly defensive, and 13 percent is for forward defense in allied nations’ cyberspace.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The military needs a globe-spanning network to counter threats that no single theater command can cope with. That takes more than just technology.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
This year promises to be a year of big changes in how the Defense Department does Cyber — and leaders are warning staffers that it’s not going to be business as usual.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
TYSON’S CORNER: “Unity of command” is a classic principle of war. As the US military struggles to improve cybersecurity against relentless Russian, Chinese, and other attacks, however, it’s finding the complex interconnectedness of computer networks complicate the chain of command. If the tech guys urgently need to shut a system down — say, because it’s…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
[UPDATED with Central Command statement on Twitter/YouTube hack] CRYSTAL CITY: There’s a new cyber sheriff in town — and none too soon. When the Pentagon’s social media accounts get hacked, as they did today, it’s acutely embarrassing. When the military’s internal networks get hacked, however, it’s potentially lethal. But the Defense Department doesn’t have a single organization…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
