The Air Force is about to get faster in developing cyber defense capabilities, top generals in the Office of Information Dominance said Thursday. The key challenge in cyber warfare is “the new pace of change” at which adversaries develop cyber...
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The most recent iteration of the “Hack the Pentagon” program, which ended on Feb. 7, found numerous weaknesses in an internal DOD system for the first time, Bloomberg reported. California-based Synack Inc. was paid $4 million to conduct three years...
The Senate Armed Services Committee officially announced membership for its subcommittees Monday, including a new Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. The subcommittee will be chaired by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), who said it “will be tasked with oversight and legislation for policies...
Collaboration across agencies and engagement with the commercial sector are two keys to a robust national cyber defense, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly said Tuesday at his Senate confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland...
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rebuffed calls that he form a select committee to investigate Russian meddling in the US election. Speaking on Kentucky Educational Television Monday night, McConnell said the cyberattacks against US political parties, which US...
Four senators wrote a letter Sunday calling for the formation of a Senate select committee on cyber warfare, Politico reported. The letter to Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), written by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham...
The Air Force can “never have enough” cyber operators, but the service must also make sure it’s not only focusing on numbers but bringing in people with the right skills, said Lt. Gen. William Bender, the Air Force’s chief information officer.
Two of the Defense Department’s most senior officers tasked with managing electronic warfare, called for the Air Force to speed up its cyber operations Tuesday.
The United States must change its cyber security strategies and practices in order to guard against technological advancements, according to a new report from the White House’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. The commission, which was formed in February and...