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'I feel really good' about election security, former NSA chief says
Paul Nakasone says the intelligence community has everything it needs to fight election interference.
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Marine Corps seeks to boost cyber and signals skills with new recruitment program
The trial program would give civilians a chance to enlist as staff non-commissioned officers if they have the required skills.
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Space Force inches closer to classified remote work
The platform could be a popular remote-work solution for Space Systems Command.
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Navy looks to Army for more data analytics capability
The sea service is also planning to release a new information strategy in July.
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CYBERCOM, DARPA pen agreement to speed up advanced cyberwarfare research
The accord follows a 2022 announcement of the joint-agency Constellation cyber prototyping program.
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A new way to sound the alarm about open-source hacks
Recent attempts to sabotage free-to-use software components have a leading developers group working to spread the word about exploits.
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The Air Force needs more in-house coders
Andrew Hunter, the service’s lead buyer, said adding experts on staff would make the government a better software customer.
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Farewell to China’s Strategic Support Force. Let’s meet its replacements
The PLA axes an organization once hailed as evidence of innovation.
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Russian hackers sabotaged Texas water-treatment plant: cyber firm
If officials confirm it, Moscow would join the list of recent foreign infiltrators of U.S. water infrastructure.
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It's getting harder to identify China's network attacks, Mandiant CEO says
In an interview, Kevin Mandia also said it's probably easier to sway an election through misinformation than hacking.
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How to fix the military’s software SNAFU
Too many of its apps are built on code riddled with vulnerabilities—and distributed by the Pentagon itself.
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The Pentagon wants to help boost cybersecurity for small contractors
A new strategy outlines how the Defense Department plans to increase security and strengthen relationships across the industrial base.
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Cyber Force? Report argues for new armed service
The study, which involved interviews with active-duty and retired U.S. military officers, calls for an independent Cyber Force with 10,000 people.
Ideas
How to keep China out of the Pentagon’s weapons
The U.S. military should take a page from the cybersecurity playbook.
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