Tag Archives: Cyber National Mission Force

The U.S. Army Reserve has appointed Brig. Gen. Robert Powell to serve as a deputy commanding general of cyber for the 335th Signal Command to supervise cybersecurity initiatives. In the role, Powell will lead the unit’s cyber activities. Powell has extensive experience in the Army Signal Corps and cyber-related units. 

U.S. Cyber Command and the National Guard have developed a program designed to facilitate sharing of data and allow authorities to address a ransomware attack and other cyber threats posed by foreign adversaries.

Cyber Command has collaborated with the Department of Energy and the energy sector through the Grid X exercise to further build up their relationship in the event of a cyber attack on critical infrastructure and other assets, Fifth Domain reported Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, formerly commander of the Cyber National Mission Force, assumed leadership of a newly created information warfare-focused numbered air force on Friday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the Air Force reported.

Brig. Gen. William Hartman, deputy commanding general at Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, has been appointed commander at the Cyber National Mission Force. Hartman entered the U.S. Army in 1989 and served as a military intelligence officer, an infantry and and a cyberspace officer at the service branch, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Rear Adm. Ross Myers, chief of staff at the U.S. Cyber Command, has been elevated to the rank of vice admiral, Politico reported Thursday. Myers succeeds Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart and received his confirmation from the Senate on May 23.

The cyber national mission force has uploaded unclassified malware samples to the VirusTotal website as part of its effort to share identified cyber vulnerabilities with industry, U.S. Cyber Command reported Monday. CNMF also created a Twitter account to alert the cybersecurity community when it posts malicious software, computer viruses and other cyber threats on the website.

Several military leaders have been named to lead cyber commands at U.S. service branches, Fifth Domain reported Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Stephen Fogarty, formerly chief of staff of the U.S. Cyber Command, succeeded Gen. Paul Nakasone as head of the Army Cyber Command and commander of Joint Task Force-Ares on June …

The U.S. Cyber Command has developed an operational approach to defensive cyber operations and strategic concepts which aim to help address a number of cyber threats to national security. According to a Department of the Navy report published Wednesday Cybercom also helped establish the Proactive – Defensive Cyberspace Operations Board which …

Aaron Hughes, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, suggests there needs to be a “more nimble” acquisition process for the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Hughes told the Center for Strategic and International Studies that he believes a pilot program could provide …