Cyber Defense

• How cyber turns networks into weapons systems

  Top commanders across the military have asserted that IT networks are not just services but warfighting platforms in the new cyber domain. Read More

• Pentagon spending $100M to encrypt tactical communications

  DISA awards Northrop Grumman a contract to install programmable encryption devices for the Joint Battle Command-Platform. Read More

• DOD's anti-phishing policy disables links in outside emails

  In an attempt to prevent potential breaches, DOD won’t let users click on HTML links in emails that come from outside the .mil domain. Read More

• US Transcom looking for IT help with joint command

  The Transportation Command is in search of various IT related tasks for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command. Read More

• On the battlefield, cyber is just new weapons payload

  A recent report from the Center of Strategic International and Strategic Studies identifies the ways in which cyber can be used in a military context. Read More

• DISA director: Cyber threat forced new command to evolve on the fly

  Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn said the new Joint Force Headquarters for DODIN had to hit the ground running, and DISA had to wait. Read More

• Does a centralized approach help or hurt DOD cybersecurity?

  Panelists at the 2015 Open Architecture Summit described the current problems with the standards, policies and strategies handed down from on high. Read More

• Army CID issues warning on Internet extortion, blackmail

  The information given up on social media and dating sites, as well as through data breaches, can be used against you. Read More

• DOD to expand cyber exchange program with industry

  Pentagon CIO Terry Halvorsen says the employee exchange would include about 10 companies. Read More

• Cyber Quest looks to blend cyber with electronic warfare

  The Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence is looking for vendors to help converge two emerging battlefield tools. Read More

• Keith Alexander's cyber startup draws backing

  The former NSA director's firm, IronNet, will use the cash infusion to scale his line of cybersecurity products. Read More

• Cyber warriors take to the battlefield

  Armed and in full camo, an Army team gives a mission force valuable real-time information during a recent exercise. Read More

• Air Force 'on the road' to predictive cyber algorithm

  The Air Combat Command’s chief of intelligence talks about "fusion warfare" and how today’s cyber capabilities resemble aviation during World War I. Read More

• The five stages of a cyber intrusion

  In accordance with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Navy detailed the steps adversaries use to gain access to networks and steal data. Read More

• Going mobile: DOD needs to take the next steps on security

  DOD is ahead of civilian agencies on security, a SolarWinds survey finds, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Read More