Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the White House’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, has said the U.S. military is prepared to launch cyber attacks on peer adversaries’ critical infrastructure through network intrusions during a future conflict, the Washington Free Beacon reported Tuesday. “We face a challenging and volatile threat environment, and …
Read More »Cybercom’s ‘Command Vision’ Aims to Maintain Superiority in Cyber Domain
The U.S. Cyber Command has issued a new strategy that seeks to help the command achieve and maintain superiority in the cyber space domain, the Lawfare blog reported Friday. Cybercom’s “Command Vision” supports the National Defense Strategy unveiled by the Defense Department in January and aims to counter cyber threats …
Read More »NSA, Cybercom Nominee Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone Highlights Priorities at Confirmation Hearing
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the White House’s nominee to head the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, has said he plans to prioritize talent recruitment and retention efforts and continue to assess control mechanisms to protect networks from cyber threats once confirmed, DoD News reported Thursday. “My intent is …
Read More »Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone Nominated to Lead NSA, Cybercom
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the Army Cyber Command, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as head of the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command, Politico reported Tuesday. Rob Joyce, White House cybersecurity coordinator and Trump’s cyber adviser, announced Nakasone’s nomination in a Twitter …
Read More »Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner Named Army Cyber Director
Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, formerly deputy commander of Joint Task Force-ARES under the U.S. Cyber Command, has been assigned to serve as director of cyber within the U.S. Army‘s G-3/5/7 office in Washington, D.C. Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff at the Army, announced Buckner’s new assignment in a press release published …
Read More »Cybercom Declares Network Defense Headquarters Fully Operational
A U.S. Cyber Command component has reached full operational capability status after three years of establishing capacity and capability to operate, defend and secure the Department of Defense Information Network. The Joint Force Headquarters DoDIN oversees the security and management of nearly 15,000 networks that support three million users across all warfighting segments, Cybercom said Wednesday. “A …
Read More »Marine Corps Sgt. Scott Stalker Assigned to Cybercom as Senior Enlisted Leader
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, senior enlisted adviser for the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been appointed senior enlisted leader for the U.S. Cyber Command. He will succeed U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. David Redmond, the Defense Department announced Monday. Stalker was assigned to DLA in April last year and the first Marine …
Read More »Cybercom Holds Inaugural Industry Day to Discuss Acquisition Priorities
The U.S. Cyber Command held its first industry day on Oct. 27 at a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility in Virginia to discuss with private sector stakeholders Cybercom’s acquisition priorities, the Defense Department reported Wednesday. Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, Cybercom chief, said in a video message that the command and industry should work …
Read More »Navy’s 40 Cyber Mission Force Teams Reach Full Operational Capability Status
The U.S. Navy’s 40 cyber mission force teams obtained full operational capability designation in October, the Defense Department reported Thursday. The service’s CMF teams achieved the FOC status after the U.S. Cyber Command conducted a validation process on Oct. 6 to assess whether the units meet training, capability and manning …
Read More »Cybercom Establishes Strategic Concepts to Mitigate Cyber Threats to Natl Security
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 …
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