China ‘actively’ targeting US industrial base, warns CYBERCOM chief

China ‘actively’ targeting US industrial base, warns CYBERCOM chief
China ‘actively’ targeting US industrial base, warns CYBERCOM chief

“The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to steal intellectual property, gain critical infrastructure footholds and disrupt supply chains pose significant risk to DoD’s ability to defend the nation,” CYBERCOM Commander Gen. Haugh said.

DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data

DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data
DISA head says workforce needs better critical thinking, understanding of data

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner also provided an update on the Pentagon’s sprawling cloud effort, saying 13 task orders have gone out, totaling some $200 million.

DISA embarks on new reshuffle to better align to China threat

DISA embarks on new reshuffle to better align to China threat
DISA embarks on new reshuffle to better align to China threat

“We decided to go with J codes for the fact of better aligning with our combatant commands, better aligning with the Joint Staff, and as a Combat Support Agency, it just makes sense,” Lt. Gen. Skinner said.

Learning from Ukraine, DISA extends Thunderdome to include classified SIPRNet

Learning from Ukraine, DISA extends Thunderdome to include classified SIPRNet
Learning from Ukraine, DISA extends Thunderdome to include classified SIPRNet

“While we have been working on developing a zero trust prototype for the unclassified network, we realized early on that we must develop one, in tandem, for the classified side,” Christopher Barnhurst, DISA deputy director, said.

Thunderdome going global? DISA says still room for industry, allies in zero-trust initiative

Thunderdome going global? DISA says still room for industry, allies in zero-trust initiative
Thunderdome going global? DISA says still room for industry, allies in zero-trust initiative

“As far as reaching out to kind of the multinational world and the federal space, we haven’t yet, but that’s something that’s kind of on the roadmap for us to get to,” Drew Malloy, technical director for DISA’s cyber development directorate, said.

Towards Zero-Trust: Forescout To Help DISA Scale Comply-to-Connect

Towards Zero-Trust: Forescout To Help DISA Scale Comply-to-Connect
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.

DISA Head: DoD Working To Modernize ICAM, C2, Data Use

DISA Head: DoD Working To Modernize ICAM, C2, Data Use
DISA Head: DoD Working To Modernize ICAM, C2, Data Use

“I have a mantra of ‘I want to kill to the [Common Access Card] as the primary authentication mechanism for the department’,” Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said. “Industry has better authentication, and it’s not just two-factor, it’s truly multi-factor authentication.”