DISA will see 10 percent cut to workforce, agency chief tells lawmakers
“It's giving us an opportunity to ruthlessly realign and optimize how we are addressing what is an evolving mission," head of DISA Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton said about the cuts.
System update: Army general takes over from Skinner as director of DISA, JFHQ-DoDIN
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."
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Towards Zero-Trust: Forescout To Help DISA Scale Comply-to-Connect
"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.
‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA
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.
Cyber Command Seeks $106M For Unfunded Priorities Worldwide
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.
How To Wage Global Cyber War: Nakasone, Norton, & Deasy
The military needs a globe-spanning network to counter threats that no single theater command can cope with. That takes more than just technology.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Common Cyber Standards Will Steamroller Hold-Outs: DoD Officials
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.
Who Commands In Cyberspace As New HQ Expands?
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 […]
DISA, CYBERCOM Stand Up New Cyber HQ
[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 […]