Cyber Archives

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmyn McClendon, cyber systems operator with the 236th Combat Communication Squadron, Louisiana National Guard, monitors the status of the deployed network in support of exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Hohn, Germany, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Larissa Lambert)

Air National Guard adding cyber operations squadron at Louisiana base

The cyber operations unit is expected to reach full operational capability in spring 2030.

2 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Randy Resnick, senior advisor for the Pentagon’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, speaks at DefenseTalks, Dec. 9, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo)

Pentagon plans to publish zero trust strategy 2.0 in early 2026

“We’re prepping the [ZT] strategy 2.0, estimating that it will be publicly available … around March 2026,” Randy Resnick said Tuesday at DefenseTalks.

4 days ago By Mikayla Easley

Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Defense bill addresses secure phones, AI training, cyber troop mental health

The compromise legislation has other cyber provisions besides on commercial spyware, joint NSA-Cyber Command leadership and streamlining regulations.

5 days ago By Tim Starks

Zero trust security system big data concept rendering (Getty Images)

Pentagon posts guidance on implementing zero trust for operational technology

The guidance includes 105 zero-trust activities and capability outcomes to implement in OT environments.

Dec 1, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87 lands on the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after an in-flight change of command in which Cmdr. Brandon Rogers relieved Cmdr. John Schnepper, Nov. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

Navy awards deal for holistic cyber supply chain monitoring of airborne systems

The platform from Fortress Government Solutions will be able to identify various kinds of risks to Naval Air Systems Command's entire supply chain.

Nov 19, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Pentagon touts revised cyber force generation model, but some experts say it’s insufficient

Some observers say the U.S. military needs an independent service focused on cyber.

Nov 17, 2025 By Jon Harper

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Pentagon begins enforcing CMMC compliance, but readiness gaps remain

Experts told DefenseScoop that readiness gaps are fueled by CMMC’s controversial history, misconceptions of what the rule change means and challenges in proving compliance.

Nov 10, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s spy agency accuses NSA of yearslong attack on the country’s timekeeping service

The NSA did not confirm nor deny the allegations made by China’s Ministry of State Security. China said the origins of the attack date back to March…

Oct 20, 2025 By Matt Kapko

Airmen from the 67th Cyberspace Wing review daily tasks at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland’s Medina annex, Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Jason W. Edwards)

Wilsbach, Trump’s pick for Air Force chief, notes retention and training of cyber experts ‘suffering’

Wilsbach — who recently served as commander of Air Combat Command, which oversees 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) — noted the challenges in his response to…

Oct 9, 2025 By Jon Harper

Tech. Sgt. Alejandra Martinez, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing security manager and executive administration non-commissioned officer-in-charge, reviews policies and procedures at her workstation at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Oct. 18, 2019. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, observed in October, is intended to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)

DOD to cut back on mandatory cybersecurity training

The changes are to be “implemented expeditiously,” per Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directive.

Oct 3, 2025 By Jon Harper