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The Pentagon cyber unit that helps counter threats from Russia has had part of its funding cut. US Cyber Command (USCC), which is charged with defending US military networks, has been ordered to axe contract dealings with private-sector partners, and Read More …
The Trump administration has fired Timothy Haugh, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cyber Command, several news publications reported overnight into Friday. Haugh, a career military official, led the National Security Agency, the U.S.’s main wiretapping and Read More …
The US has suspended operations and planning for offensive cyber operations against Russia, a senior US official told CNN. The suspension is “a major blow,” the official said, especially since planning for such operations takes time and research to carry Read More …
The Army in recent years has introduced the concept of “information advantage,” in which soldiers have the ability to make decisions and act faster than their adversaries. The service now believes artificial intelligence is the key to making the strategy Read More …
A team of U.S. cyber specialists discovered malware during a three-month deployment to Latvia while scouring digital infrastructure for weaknesses. The so-called hunt-forward operation, conducted by the Cyber National Mission Force, was the second such endeavor in the former Soviet Read More …
US Cyber Command operators have confirmed they carried out an online defensive mission in Albania, in response to last year’s cyber attacks against the local government. Over the course of the three-month deployment, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) troops worked Read More …
US military and intelligence officials are stepping up their efforts to defend the electoral process from foreign hacking and disinformation as the November midterms approach, officials said Thursday. Officials are “actively defending against foreign interference and influence operations in U.S. Read More …
Russia and China have each warned the United States that the offensive cyber-ops it ran to support Ukraine were acts of aggression that invite reprisal. The US has acknowledged it assisted Ukraine to shore up its cyber defences, conducted information Read More …
US Cyber Command chief General Paul Nakasone has revealed the agency he leads conducted nine “hunt forward” operations last year, sending teams to different counties to help them improve their defensive security posture and hunt for cyberthreats. These missions provide Read More …
FORT MEADE, Md. – To better enable defense against malicious cyber actors, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force has identified and disclosed multiple open-source tools that Iranian intelligence actors are using in networks around the world. These actors, known Read More …