INDOPAC’s Rudd said to be Trump’s pick for US Cyber Command chief
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd’s nomination comes after the dual-hatted position has been empty for nearly eight months following the abrupt firing of Gen. Timothy Haugh.
Trump taps Lamontagne as next Air Force No. 2
Air Mobility Command chief Gen. John Lamontagne — one of several new military nominees submitted by the White House on Monday — would fill a role left vacant since the firing of Gen. James Slife in February.
10 Breaking Defense op-eds that defined 2025
It's been a whirlwind of a year — and the defense establishment has plenty of thoughts on how it's unfolded and what might come next.
US, allies warn Russian cyber group targeting Western IT, defense firms to hamper aid to Ukraine
An advisory said the campaign is "likely connected" to the compromise of surveillance cameras in Ukraine and neighboring countries, which are used to watch the movement of equipment.
Amid lawmaker concerns, CYBERCOM head says SOCOM-like model is best way forward
Reps. Don Bacon and Richard McCormick shared concerns over the SOCOM-like model in today's hearing.
Acting CYBERCOM chief says dual-hat NSA role key to ‘speed’ in cyberspace
Lt. Gen. William Hartman took over for Lt. Gen.Timothy Haugh last week after Haugh was controversially ousted by the Trump administration.
US Cyber Command, NSA Chief Gen. Timothy Haugh ousted by Trump admin
Lt. Gen William Hartman, who served as Haugh’s deputy at Cyber Command, will take over Haugh’s Cyber Command duties. Sheila Thomas, NSA’s deputy director, will assume Haugh’s’ NSA responsibilities.
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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
NSA’s China specialist: US at a loss to deter Chinese hackers
"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.
CYBERCOM’s new AI task force working under ‘elite’ defensive operations unit
The Cyber National Mission Force's commander "has that team of expertise as a tool that when she’s got a hard problem, she can use that task force as one of the solutions."
NSA chief announces new AI Security Center, ‘focal point’ for AI use by government, defense industry
"We must build a robust understanding of AI vulnerabilities, foreign intelligence threats to these AI systems and ways to counter the threat in order to have AI security," Gen. Paul Nakasone said. "We must also ensure that malicious foreign actors can't steal America’s innovative AI capabilities to do so.”
Biden nominates Air Force’s Haugh to lead CYBERCOM, NSA: Official
The nomination comes as Gen. Paul Nakasone plans to step down after leading both agencies for five years.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
US tech firms should wargame response if China invades Taiwan, warns NSA cybersecurity chief
“You don't want to be starting that planning the week before an invasion, when you're starting to see the White House saying it's coming,” said NSA’s Rob Joyce. “You want to be doing that now.”
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Modernization of crypto isn’t the core mission for DoD and the IC, it’s what enables the mission
Modernizing cryptographic systems is a lot more complicated than a software patch or iOS update, and oftentimes unfunded, but is vital to securing the nation’s most important secrets.
Biden signs memo to secure DoD, IC national security systems
The memorandum pushes agencies to adopt zero-trust architecture implementation plans, cloud technologies, multifactor authentication and encryption.
‘The game has changed’: VMware exec says defense industry faces destructive cyberattacks, belligerent foes
VMware's Tom Kellermann linked increasingly aggressive attacks to geopolitical tensions with Russia and Belarus.