Cybersecurity Archives

This photograph shows screens displaying the logo of “CrowdStrike” cybersecurity technology company in Paris on July 19, 2024, amid massive global IT outage. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

DOD ‘monitoring’ networks in wake of CrowdStrike outage

Several components at the Defense Department told DefenseScoop that their systems have been unaffected by the disruption to Microsoft systems.

Jul 19, 2024 By Mikayla Easley Brandi Vincent

A general view shows security fencing set up outside the Washington Convention center where the NATO summit will be taking place in Washington, DC, from July 9th to the 11th. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

NATO readies to launch first-of-its-kind integrated cyber defense center

A senior official briefed DefenseScoop about the plans, on the sidelines of the alliance's Washington Summit.

Jul 10, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

A NATO banner seen outside the Washington convention center where the NATO summit will be taking place in Washington, DC, from July 9th to the 11th. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

NATO looking to bolster data security as leaders gather in Washington

Across the alliance, officials are looking for defensive cyber tools amid digital transformation.

Jul 9, 2024 By Jon Harper

Security fencing set up outside the Washington convention center where the NATO summit will be taking place in Washington, DC, from July 9th to the 11th. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

NATO eyes new tech pursuits with Indo-Pacific partners at D.C. summit

Leading up to this week's NATO summit in Washington, senior U.S. officials previewed leaders’ schedules and reflected on the historical context of this gathering.

Jul 8, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Randy Resnick speaks at the 2023 Zero Trust Summit. (FedScoop photo)

DOD working on continuous assessment process for deployed zero-trust solutions

“What we need is a tool … that is constantly going after [zero trust] infrastructures, that is constantly testing against that configuration that was passed,” Randy Resnick…

Jun 25, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Pentagon CIO tells agencies, industry to put a stop to email typos that could disclose sensitive info

"While this type of unauthorized disclosure is different from intentional and illegal disclosure of classified materials, the Department still takes very seriously all kinds of unauthorized disclosures…

Jun 20, 2024 By Jon Harper

Screenshot of Jude Sunderbruch being interviewed at DefenseTalks 2024.

Leader of DOD’s Cyber Crime Center steps down

DC3 provides services to boost cyber training, digital and multimedia forensics, vulnerability disclosure, cybersecurity support to the defense industrial base, analysis and operational enablement, and advanced technical…

Jun 20, 2024 By Jon Harper

Retired Gen. Jim Mattis, former secretary of defense, speaks at DefenseTalks 2024. (DefenseScoop photo)

Gen. Mattis on foreign influence operations: The US has never been ‘more vulnerable’

In a wide-ranging discussion, Mattis touched on the United States' vulnerability to meddling in the 2024 election, the evolution of cybersecurity as a domain of the U.S.…

May 23, 2024 By Billy Mitchell

A signage of Microsoft is seen on March 13, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

Post-data breach, DOD held ‘very candid discussions’ with Microsoft

A recent interview with the Pentagon's CIO suggests there’s still much to be revealed about the incident’s scope.

May 14, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Proposed legislation would push Pentagon to streamline ATO process for cloud-based capabilities

A House subcommittee mark for the fiscal 2025 NDAA calls for the modernization of the Defense Department's authorization-to-operate processes.

May 14, 2024 By Jon Harper