Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years

One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.

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Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service

The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States.

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Rob Joyce leaving NSA at the end of March

The spy agency’s cyber director will be replaced by David Luber, deputy director of the Cybersecurity Directorate and former executive director of U.S. Cyber Command.

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Biden Picks New NSA head, Key to Support of Ukraine, Defense of US Elections

U.S. President Joe Biden has picked a new NSA and Cyber Command leader to oversee America’s cyber warfare and defense.
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Collaboration between CISA, Cyber Command thwarted dangerous cyberattacks, officials said

During the 2023 RSA Conference, top officials provided rare insight into sharing information to protect U.S. networks from malicious hackers.

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Opinion: Why doctrinal arguments continue to stymie effective cyber policies

U.S. cyberspace policymakers view military principles with a dangerous disregard of what it actually takes to make American networks secure.

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U.S. Cyber Command completes defensive cyber mission in Croatia

Cyber National Mission Force deployed to Croatia recently, the latest example of a so-called “hunt forward” operation.

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Legislator slams Biden administration for dialing back DOD cyber operation authorities

Cyberspace Solarium Commission Co-Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher asserts that the Biden administration’s decision poses a national security threat.

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Ransomware gang Conti has already bounced back from damage caused by chat leaks, experts say

A Twitter account known as ContiLeaks debuted to much fanfare in late February, with people around the globe watching as tens of thousands of leaked chats between members of the Russia-based ransomware gang Conti hit the web. In the days after the leaks, many celebrated what they thought would be a devastating blow to Conti, which a Ukrainian security researcher had apparently punished by leaking the internal chats because the gang threatened to “strike back” at any entities that organized “any war activities against Russia.” But ten days after the leaks began, Conti appears to be thriving. Experts say the notorious ransomware gang has pivoted all too easily, replacing much of the infrastructure that was exposed in the leaks while moving quickly to hit new targets with ransom demands. According to Vitali Kremez, CEO of the cybersecurity firm AdvIntel, by Monday morning Conti had successfully completed two new data breaches at […]

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