Here’s what the military’s ‘flight simulator’ for cyber warfare might look like

The U.S. Army is experimenting with all different types of training for its cyber commands, including the creation of virtual classrooms for its “cyber warriors.” The training is part of the Army’s persistent cyber training exercise, also known as PCTE.  The exercise offers a view of how the military might one day educate future U.S. Cyber Command recruits. Recently ordered to be raised to its own unified command, U.S. Cyber Command is an increasingly powerful and influential military component involved in both offensive and defensive cyber operations. When the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) originally issued a request for information about the PCTE nearly two years ago, they described it as: “a training platform that allows cyber mission forces (CMF) to train in emulated network environments … [which] will largely focus on integration of available applications, enabling increased automation to ultimately support multiple simultaneous training […]

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What is CCSP Certification?

Cloud computing is an information technology paradigm that offers an innovative business model for enterprises to adopt IT services without prior investment. Although cloud computing has various advantages, enterprises hesitate to accept it because of … Continue reading What is CCSP Certification?

Let’s Not Be Our Own Worst Security Enemy

If you are like most infosec professionals, you probably have to evaluate the security awareness training program that will be used in your organization. These training programs are important, and more recently, they are required in many regulated orga… Continue reading Let’s Not Be Our Own Worst Security Enemy

5 Things We Need from ACL in 2018

Here’s the 5 things I’m hoping will change in 2018 regarding ACL. They are all related to each other and feed off each other… Interesting. One) The ACL Analytics user interface (UI) finds a good plastic surgeon. While I have crit… Continue reading 5 Things We Need from ACL in 2018

A Look Back at 2017 — Digital Security Lessons Learned

2017 was a busy year full of malware attacks and data breaches. Yes, these events caused (at least) their fair share disruption and damage. But as the year draws to a close, our attention should move beyond those immediate consequences in an effort to … Continue reading A Look Back at 2017 — Digital Security Lessons Learned

My Azure Infrastructure Highlights of 2017

Aidan Finn reviews his highlights in the last year of Azure infrastructure improvements. Please share your highlights too.

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Training Methods: Internal vs. External – What’s Best For You?

Business and organization requirements evolve at a rapid pace and technology has been advancing at an even faster pace. However, the fast pace doesn’t stop companies from re-evaluating their training methods and strategies. In actuality, it may e… Continue reading Training Methods: Internal vs. External – What’s Best For You?

Results from the (5th Annual) 2017 Volatility Plugin Contest are in!

Congratulations to all the participants! This year’s contest resulted in a ton of new and exciting functionality
available to law enforcement agents, DF/IR practitioners, malware
analysts, and researchers around the globe, which can immediately be
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Army must empower next generation to succeed in cyber, senior official says

For the armed forces to succeed in cyberspace, the military must avoid “groupthink” by exploring new approaches and empowering junior service members, a senior U.S. Army official says. To quickly develop the Army’s cyber capabilities requires that leadership consider unique options while also adjusting for a different culture brought in by recruits who are inherently digitally savvy, according to Col. Chris Wade, director of the Army’s Task Force Cyber Strong. The program is designed to quickly develop and improve the military’s ability to defend against and launch cyberattacks. “What we want to avoid in the Army is that ‘groupthink,’” Wade said Thursday at the Red Hat Government Symposium presented by FedScoop. “That’s challenging for us as leaders … we got to embrace what’s going on .. giving power to the lowest levels so that guys can think through problems and rapidly react.” Wade, who serves in the Army’s Office of the Deputy Chief […]

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