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fifthdomain.com
April 24, 2018
The Senate unanimously confirmed Lt. Gen Paul Nakasone as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency in a voice vote Tuesday. Nakasone will take over as the head of the military's preeminent cyber war-fighting organization, Cyber Command, and take theÃâà...
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
April 24, 2018
“There is no one silver bullet that's going to solve this problem,” said Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, in his opening remarks at the ... The second mission relates to deploying the DoD's offensive cyber capabilities, as evidenced by USCYBERCOM's fight against ISIS.
Digital Journal
April 23, 2018
GULFPORT, FL, April 23, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, the Deputy Commander for U.S. Cyber Command, will present the commencement address in the Plaza Mayor Courtyard at Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st St. S. in Gulfport, Florida, during the program beginning atÃâà...
Technical.ly Baltimore
April 17, 2018
After all, it has Fort Meade within Anne Arundel County's borders, which houses the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. A panel the AAEDC leaders helped to organize along with the Georgia Department of Economic Development is focused on how commercial cyber can have a role inÃâà...
TechCrunch
April 17, 2018
In March of this year, the US Cyber Command released a vision paper called “Achieve and Maintain Cyberspace Superiority.” It is a call to action to unleash the country's cyber warriors to fight for our national security in concert with all other diplomatic and economic powers available to the United States.
FederalNewsRadio.com
April 16, 2018
“ARNG personnel are currently mobilized as part of Task Force Echo under the control of Army Cyber in support of U.S Cyber Command to engineer, operate and maintain critical network infrastructure,” Houk said. “The ANG continually provides two CPTs and continually fills portions of a NMT in support ofÃâà...
Lawfare (blog)
April 12, 2018
Does Title 10 impose a legal barrier on U.S. Cyber Command conducting operations outside of the Pentagon's own networks? That's the question raised earlier this week by this story from Chris Bing at Cyberscoop (an increasingly interesting site), which builds on recent congressional testimony fromÃâà...
fifthdomain.com
April 12, 2018
Nearly a decade after the formation of U.S. Cyber Command senior leaders at the Department of Defense are questioning the scope of the organization's work due to the novelty of formalized military cyber operations and the dynamic cyber environment. In other words: where does Cyber Command's workÃâà...
CyberScoop
April 12, 2018
Lawmakers and Pentagon leadership are considering plans that could one day provide U.S. Cyber Command with additional authorities to more easily operate outside declared war zones, two senior U.S. officials acknowledged Wednesday during an open congressional hearing. The testimony confirmsÃâà...
Department of Defense
April 11, 2018
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command serves as the Navy component command to U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command. U.S. 10th Fleet is the operational arm of Fleet Cyber Command and executes its mission through a task force structure. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Samuel Souvannason.
CyberScoop
April 11, 2018
“We can't see…other nations attacking us,” the retired general and first head of U.S. Cyber Command said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. “As a consequence, we have limited abilities to actually defend our nation at network speed.” Nation-state-linked hacking groups have flexed theirÃâà...
CyberScoop
April 11, 2018
Following years of effort and billions of dollars' worth of research and planning, the nation finally has a fully operational force of cyberwarriors at U.S. Cyber Command. Yet, as those troops confront adversaries around the world, there's uncertainty across government about how to best make use of them.
WIRED
April 3, 2018
That means he'll soon lead not just one agency, but two: the world's most powerful spying operation, the NSA, and the world's most powerful military hacker force, US Cyber Command. And for the first time since those two roles were combined in 2010, the man leading them may be more comfortable withÃâà...
NWAOnline
April 2, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The next head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command will be taking charge in the face of what intelligence officials call the greatest strategic threat to the United States: Russia's efforts to disrupt U.S. elections. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, who is widely expected to beÃâà...
PBS NewsHour
March 31, 2018
At U.S. Cyber Command, cyber protection teams defend the Pentagon's networks from adversaries like Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, and fight thousands of ... Mike Cerre has this exclusive inside view of the men and women protecting the military's digital networks at United States Cyber Command.
MeriTalk (blog)
March 28, 2018
The U.S. Cyber Command expects all of its 133 Cyber Mission Teams–comprising about 6,200 personnel–to be fully operational later this year. All of its teams achieved initial operating capability in 2016, and a good many of them including all of the Army's and Navy's teams were at full capability last fall.
Colorado Springs Independent
March 26, 2018
Admiral Mike Rogers, director of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, testified to Congress that neither the president nor the secretary of defense has ordered an effective national cyber defense against the Russians. Our intelligence agencies say that Russian cyber aggression hasÃâà...
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 26, 2018
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – 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. ExecutiveGov reports. Continue reading original article. The Military & Aerospace Electronics take: 27 March 2018 -- CyberÃâà...
Lawfare (blog)
March 23, 2018
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has released effectively a new command strategy (formally called a “Command Vision,” although it ... The “Achieve and Maintain Cyberspace Superiority: A Command Vision for US Cyber Command” marks a significant evolution in cyber operations andÃâà...
Dothan Eagle
March 22, 2018
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command serves as the Navy component command to U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command. ... to U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command, and the Navy's Service Cryptologic Component commander under the National Security Agency/Central Security Service.
Department of Defense
March 15, 2018
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Duhan, a network administrator with the 97th Communications Squadron, inserts a hard drive into the network control center retina server at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Jan. 24, 2014, in preparation for a command cyber readiness inspection. In his March 15, 2018, confirmationÃâà...
Washington Examiner
March 14, 2018
US military cyber group tried to 'manipulate the thinking' of ISIS followers, says general. by Travis J. Tritten. | March 13, 2018 05:12 PM. Print this article. Paul Nakasone US cyber command ISIS followers President Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone to lead U.S. Cyber Command. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen).
Washington Technology
March 9, 2018
U.S. Cyber Command is seeking information from industry to help it develop and plan the Joint Analytics Development, Transition, and Optimization Program. Under a forthcoming contract called RAINFIRE, USCYBERCOM is requiring analytics support to aid cyber warfighters within the DefenseÃâà...
Colorado Springs Independent
March 6, 2018
The US Cyber Command is also expanding their force from 700 to 6000 military and civilian employees. The Cyber Command will use tools such as subverted satellites, disrupted microwave relays, and data dragnets to combat cyber terrorism. The Command's purpose is to make digital cyber war of equalÃâà...
The Cipher Brief
March 5, 2018
Jason Healey recently posted an interesting piece on The Cipher Brief, US Cyber Command: “When faced with a bully…hit him harder. ... in this campaign, with USCYBERCOM supporting the successful offensive by U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and our Coalition partners.”.
FederalNewsRadio.com
March 3, 2018
This week on Fed Access, Heather Kuldell, managing editor at Nextgov, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss the mission and goals of the U.S. Cyber Command and what leadership changes in 2018 mean for the organization. Adm. Michael Rogers is the current commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, butÃâà...
LancasterOnline
March 2, 2018
Army Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone arrives at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss his qualifications as nominee to be National Security Agency Director and U.S. Cyber Command Commander, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen).
FedScoop
March 2, 2018
The U.S. Cyber Command issued a request for information this week seeking insights on joint analytics support capabilities it's looking to obtain, including ... to provide the analytics capabilities, development, integration and optimization required by the USCYBERCOM CDG Analytics Portfolio,” the RFI said.
WashingtonExec
February 25, 2018
Accenture Federal Services has hired retired Gen. George Franz, former director of operations for U.S. Cyber Command, to provide cybersecurity expertise for Accenture's customers in the defense and security markets. At CYBERCOM, Franz led the planning and execution of global Defense DepartmentÃâà...
HSToday
February 16, 2018
Fifth Domain reports that U.S. Cyber Command is increasing its team and moving resources from Strategic Command to the Unified Cyber Command. It has around $27.3 million in FY 2017 funding for its elevation efforts, including hiring new staff. The spokesman told Fifth Domain that while the elevationÃâà...
HSToday
February 14, 2018
Paul Nakasone, nominated as Director of NSA & Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, a position that will earn him his 4th star! An exceptional leader for two exceptional organizations, he brings great experience and strong cyber background.” The NSA has been in the spotlight recently after a number ofÃâà...
FederalNewsRadio.com
February 14, 2018
Paul Nakasone to be the next director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. Trump's cyber adviser, Rob Joyce, announced the president's pick in a tweet late Tuesday, praising Nakasone for having a strong background in cyber issues. If confirmed by the Senate, Nakasone would takeÃâà...
Military Embedded Systems
December 31, 1999
MacB to support Big Data Platform capabilities for U.S. Cyber Command ... U.S Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) officials tapped Enlighten IT Consulting (EITC), a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) company, to deliver sustainment support for Big Data Platform (BDP) capabilities and engineering services forÃâà...
BankInfoSecurity.com
December 31, 1999
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, 54, has been nominated to replace Adm. Mike Rogers, the current director of the NSA and commander of the U.S. military's cyberwarfare unit, U.S. Cyber Command. Like Rogers, Nakasone would serve in both positions. Nakasone currently serves as commander of U.S. Army CyberÃâà...
WashingtonExec
December 31, 1999
Enlighten IT Consulting, a MacAulay-Brown Inc. company, has been awarded a prime contract to provide big data platform sustainment and engineering services to the U.S. Cyber Command. Enlighten's cybersecurity experts, data scientists and cloud software engineers will adapt and enhance existing bigÃâà...
Ars Technica
December 31, 1999
Enlarge / Admiral Michael Rogers, head of the NSA and US Cyber Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 27 that nothing ... And it's not clear that USCYBERCOM (essentially the US military's top command for network defense and offense), or the NSA for that matter, will be ableÃâà...
Defense Systems
December 31, 1999
Facing a barrage of questions from Democratic senators in a Feb. 27 hearing, Adm. Mike Rogers, outgoing National Security Agency director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, reiterated and expanded upon his previous statement that neither he nor his organizations have received any new direction orÃâà...
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