Countdown to 2027: Where to Start Implementing the Zero Trust Strategy for the Department of Defense
Defense Department organizations have four years to deploy seven pillars, including 45 core capabilities of zero trust.
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DIA details push to modernize top-secret network amid 150% uptick in cyber threats
"I hear more about IT revolution than evolution these days, but I think IT is more evolution," DIA CIO Doug Cossa said.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
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.
Peraton Developing ‘Single-Pane-Of-Glass’ Visibility Across Army’s Unified Network
"If there's one thing DoD and industry have done, it's try a whole bunch of different tools over the last 10 to 12 years. What we have to do now is string them all together to show which ones work best for the capabilities the Army needs today and divest the ones that they don't need," Peraton VP Jennifer Napper said.
‘Global By Nature’: Generals Say Unified Network Is ‘Operational Imperative’
"I will offer you there will be no sanctuary in the next fight. We have to have a resilient network," Lt. Gen. John Morrison said.
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."
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities
The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.
Amid Space Race, Cybersecurity And Resiliency Remain Concerns: Experts
The space rush will result in tens of thousands of new assets launched within the decade, which will create a "truly enormous" cyber attack surface, said Sam Visner, a technical fellow at the MITRE Corporation.
NIST Recommends Agencies Assume They Have Already Been Hacked
The Security Measures publication focuses on running software, while the Recommended Minimum Standards focuses on developing it.
US, UK Warn Of New Worldwide Russian Cyberespionage
"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.
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Faster propulsion R&D for modern airpower
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
IT Modernization Strategy, Spectrum Plan Imminent: DoD CIO
Rep. Langevin criticized the 2022 budget overview for its brevity, opacity, and appearance as "nearly a carbon copy" of the 2021 document. "If DoD were a high school student, I would have called [the 2022 budget overview] plagiarism."
NIST Releases New Language To Automate Cloud Security
OSCAL's goal is to enable compliance and security assessments to keep pace in complex, fast-moving, ever-changing DevSecOps environments.
DoD Seeks Boost For Defensive Cyber Tech In 2022 Budget
The budget requests funding for four new teams for the Cyber Mission Force. Those teams will support CYBERCOM operations and provide cyber support for space operations.
Automation, ID & Zero Trust: NIST Scientists Speak
Zero-trust security "is not one single product that one can purchase off the shelf," a NIST scientist observes. But underlying zero trust's many component parts are a few critical elements, including identity and automation.