US government officials from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday they are preparing measures to protect upcoming US elections from cyber attack.
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The federal government has made important strides toward improving cyber defenses, US government officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, but the federal government remains unprepared for a significant cyber attack on the nation.
US Cyber Command commander and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers believes preparing the US against cyber attack shouldn’t focus solely on networks, but rather on a combination of networks, platforms, weapon systems, and data.
Chasing tools to solve cybersecurity and space vulnerabilities is futile, said Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, who heads the Air University.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on cybersecurity Thursday that requires a series of assessments and reports from various federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. The order requires DOD to work on a total of seven new reports...
Two retired Air Force generals and a retired admiral told Congress Thursday that US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency should be separated. “NSA is a crucial component of the intelligence community, and I don’t believe it’s healthy for...
Retired senior military leaders told Congress Thursday the US must demonstrate its offensive cyber capabilities in order to effectively deter adversaries from launching more cyber attacks on the US. “Using an appropriate, demonstrative, offensive capability can have a wonderfully clarifying...
Despite an increasing need to grow the ranks of cyber operators in the US military, the Pentagon should not create a separate service to focus on online operations, the head of US Cyber Command told lawmakers Tuesday. Adm. Mike Rogers,...
Human personnel alone cannot adequately respond to the cyber threats facing the US military today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work told Congress Wednesday. “This is an area where we will not be able to solve it with people,” he...
