NATO on Tuesday launched Cyber Coalition 2014, its largest-ever multinational cyber defense exercise, announced alliance officials. Over the course of the three-day event, more than 400 technical, government, and cyber experts in dozens of geographic locations will defend NATO’s networks from various threats in a contested cyber domain, states the Nov. 18 release. “This exercise will test our systems to make sure that NATO keeps pace with that evolving threat and that the skills and expertise of our cyber specialists are fully up to the task,” said Sorin Ducaru, NATO assistant secretary general for emerging security challenges. For the first time, representatives from academia and industry are observing the exercise, according to the release. This is the seventh year of the annual event.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.