Defense Systems
$769M JCETII task order goes to Allion
Alion Science and Technology books a $769 million task order to integrate systems and subsystems for the U.S. military’s ISR and cyber platforms.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Researchers Test 'Worst-Case Scenario' Attack on US Power Grid
Over 100 people gathered off the tip of Long Island this month to roleplay a cyberattack that takes out the U.S. electric grid for weeks on end.
Defense Systems
DOD lags in implementing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Congress passed landmark cybersecurity legislation in late 2015, but Pentagon agencies have a spotty record of implementation, according to a watchdog report.
Science & Tech
DHS-Funded Tech Could Help Calculate the Costs of Cyberattacks
The agency awarded $1.3 million to research helping organizations weigh the benefits of different cyber tools.
Defense Systems
Rising Star: Capt. Keely J. Carrigan
Operations Flight Commander, 707th Communications Squadron, U.S. Air Force
Defense Systems
Rising Star: Capt. Anthony N. Rodriguez
Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the 24th Air Force, U.S. Air Force
Defense Systems
Citizen-soldiers’ cyber solution
The Missouri National Guard Cyber Team developed a tool that cuts the time it takes to collect information from compromised servers from two days down to 20 minutes.
Threats
The Surprising Good News About Voting Security
With today’s midterms, America’s election infrastructure has never been more carefully monitored by government officials. But will that be enough?
Science & Tech
How Estonia Secures Its Electronic Elections From Kremlin Attacks
Could innovations like a volunteer infosec corps and 'data embassies' help the U.S.?
Ideas
What Happens When the US Starts to ‘Defend Forward’ in Cyberspace?
The author of DoD’s 2015 cyber strategy takes a look at the 2018 version.
Threats
China is Exporting its Cyber Surveillance to African Countries
Beijing has trained African officials on its sprawling system of censorship and surveillance.
Ideas
Ep. 27: CENTCOM's Gen. Votel; Exosuits and super soldiers; Weaponizing social media and more.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Defense Systems
DOD details cyber teams to DHS for election duty
The Defense Department has loaned personnel to Homeland Security in effort to prevent -- or react to -- election hacking attempts.
Ideas
Why Haven’t Terrorists Hit the US with a Devastating Cyber Attack?
National-security experts have been warning about it for 15 years. There are a few theories.
Defense Systems
Hacking the challenge of tech talent scarcity
The Army Cyber Command’s direct commissioning program plucks technical experts from the commercial sector.
Defense Systems
Contract for Cyber Command Unified Platform moves forward
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $54.6 million contract for Unified Platform, which will facilitate offensive and defensive cyber operations.
Ideas
CyberCom Is Targeting Russia’s Election Meddlers — and Changing How Governments Use Cyber
Although anonymity is generally prized for successful cyber operations, it might not be ideal in all cases, especially if the United States wants to deter an Russia spreading disinformation.
Defense Systems
Air Force space security contract comes with a bit of mystery
ManTech International discloses a $158 million Air Force Space Command contract that is light on details, but continues to reveal how contractors are playing in the military space market.
Policy
Russia, US Offer Competing Vision of Cyber Norms to the UN
Two proposed versions of an “international code of conduct for international information security” set up a clash between autocracies and democracies.
Defense Systems