Policy
DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower as CIO
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will return to the agency after a decade spent working for several leading tech firms.
Science & Tech
Pentagon planning huge experiment for its connect-everything concept
“We see significant progress,” in opening up DOD data, one observer said. But a bigger, multinational test is coming.
Defense Systems
Air Force aims to replace its insecure VIP flight scheduling system
The service wants a cloud-based app that can handle double the Pentagon's existing fleet of 66 VIP aircraft.
Policy
Meet the Pentagon's first-ever cyber policy chief
The Senate has confirmed Michael Sulmeyer to fill a position it helped create.
Science & Tech
New NSA tool aims to automate cyber-defense tests
Agency chief says AI-powered platform will help intel-community suppliers evaluate their network defenses much more cheaply and rapidly.
Ideas
Let’s start treating cyber security like it matters
That means a real investigatory board for cyber incidents, not the hamstrung one we’ve got now.
Policy
Pentagon’s new cyber rules are ‘stifling’ foreign suppliers, advisors say
The soon-to-be-mandatory cybersecurity certification—and a 2018 OSD reorganization—are slowing vital work, the Defense Innovation Board says.
Policy
Several Pentagon IT programs still lack a cyber strategy, watchdog finds
The programs, used daily by DOD employees, do not even comply with decade-old cybersecurity requirements, GAO concludes.
Threats
US, allies take down Kremlin-backed AI bot farm
Allegedly launched by a deputy editor at a Russian state-backed news agency, the bot farm spread disinformation on X/Twitter.
Threats
The president ordered a board to investigate a massive Russian cyberattack. It didn't.
By not investigating how the SolarWinds hack exploited Microsoft software, the Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent attacks, experts say.
Defense Systems
The double-edged global ship tracking system
Houthi groups have used public tracking data to target commercial ships—revealing that staying undetected is trickier than just going dark digitally.
Threats
China is turning to private firms for offensive cyber operations
Leaked documents reveal prices, clients, targets, and more.
Threats
China is seeking ways to disrupt daily American life should a conflict erupt, Pentagon’s IT leader says
The DISA director also wants more transparency from the IT companies it hires.
Threats
Russian used US systems for pre-invasion attack on Ukraine, US says
The 22-year-old allegedly used an unnamed U.S. company's "infrastructure" to inject WhisperGate malware into Ukrainian government networks.
Science & Tech
Attacks against defense industrial base increasing, NSA chief warns
The Pentagon is pushing ahead with zero-trust plans to automate defenses against future threats.
Defense Systems
Pentagon background-check systems at risk of hacking, GAO says
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency didn’t fully implement DOD’s cybersecurity process, a new report finds.
Threats
Nine takeaways from ProPublica's investigation into Microsoft’s cybersecurity failures
A whistleblower repeatedly tried to get the tech giant to fix a security flaw that left millions of users exposed—including contractors, the State Department, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Threats