Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in formation during a victory announcement ceremony over the defeat of the Islamic State's so-called physical caliphate on Mar. 23, 2019, at Omar Academy in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Army photo by SSgt. Ray...
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters speaks during a change of command ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, on May 3, 2019. NATO photo by SSgt. Ross Fernie. Despite the drawn-out, public fight over Turkey’s...
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Air Force photo by SSgt. J.T. Armstrong. Air Force Global Strike Command early Oct. 2 launched an unarmed Minuteman III...
Katie Arrington, the newly minted chief information security officer for the assistant defense secretary for acquisition, speaks at the 10th annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit on Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Billington Summit courtesy photo by Nathan Mitchell. Bidders for...
Anne Neuberger, shown in an official government portrait, has been chosen to lead the National Security Agency's first-ever cybersecurity directorate. Photo courtesy of the NSA. The National Security Agency’s first-ever cybersecurity directorate, charged with bringing its cyber and foreign-intelligence taskings...
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US Cyber Command views its existing cadre of cyber warriors as a starting point for growth as the Pentagon pivots to compete with more tech-savvy adversaries, the command’s top general told lawmakers Thursday.
Cybersecurity threats are proliferating faster than DOD can discover and address them in operational evaluations, and the military needs additional, more advanced cyber “Red Teams,” the Pentagon’s top testing official recently said in his annual report.
Lyons said the US must treat cyber like any other operational domain, saying it's critical the United States understands the capabilities and intentions of its adversaries.