Salient Wins Air Force WRAP Contract to Provide Cybersecurity

Salient Federal Solutions was awarded a multi-year prime contract to impletement Assure6 product suite into the U.S. Air Force information technology systems.

Salient’s Assure6 cybersecurity policy manager is built to detect and block malicious IPv6 attacks. It will assist the Air Force Networks in defense from costly cyber attacks generated by the requirements of legacy networks and…

Air Force Official: Yes to Retaliation in Cyberspace

The Air Force’s top officer is a proponent of taking an offensive stance and attacking foreign-based computer systems if the strikes support the overall cyber mission.

Air Force Times reported that in a speech last week, Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz spoke to the defense industry about the…

24th Air Force becomes Air Forces Cyber

The 24th Air Force has changed its name from Air Forces Strategic to Air Forces Cyber to better reflect the mission the numbered Air Force performs for the force and the Department of Defense.

The name change will not impact the 24th Air Force’s mission, but…

Air Force Space Command Official: Cyber Threat is ‘Real, It’s Significant, It’s Persistent’

In a “DOD Live” bloggers roundtable yesterday, Maj. Gen. Michael J. Basla, vice commander of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., stressed how the United States is under constant attack by adversaries who use the Internet to launch attacks.

“There’s a great…

Air Force School Zones in on Cyber Defense

During an Oct. 27 “DOD Live” bloggers roundtable, Air Force Brig. Gen. Walter D. Givhan, commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, discussed the importance of cybersecurity and the newest crop of students graduating from the AFIT Center for Cyberspace…

Air Force Expands Hiring Authority for Cyber Jobs

The U.S. Air Force is currently looking to hire civilian federal employees to fill some of the key cybersecurity roles. The hiring managers have been granted authorization to use the streamlined Schedule A hiring authority to fill more than 680 positions.

The perceived dearth of cyber professionals has left federal agencies searching for…

Air Force Begins Training Officers in Cyber War

The United States Air Force is moving to rapidly increase its cyber capabilities by training cyber warriors to provide defensive and offensive cyber capabilities. Airmen in training as cyber warfare officers are learning to provide dynamic defense against cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. Once the art of defense has been mastered, the training…

DoD Official Sees Forthcoming Change in Cyber Culture

The Department of Defense is on the verge of a change in its cyber culture, according to a senior Air Force official. During the recent Symantec Government Symposium 2010 in Washington, D.C., Air Force Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot told audience members DoD is approaching a major change in the way the department…

HP’s Dennis Stolkey: Air Force Needs Ability to Make Decisions Instantaneously

HP Enterprise Services announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to integrate, test and deploy a Cyber Control System (CCS). CCS is designed to identify cyber threats and provide strategic information for U.S. cyberspace operations.

CCS, an advanced command and control system, will monitor network activity and support any defensive…

Air Force Receives Influx of 33,000 Cyber Pros

Approximately 30,000 Air Force servicemembers have transitioned into a more cybersecurity-centric profession, and roughly 3,000 former communications officer now have new roles as cyberspace professionals, according to Air Force Times.

The transformation is part of the Air Force’s focus on cyberspace operations and the merger of most computer system operations and network warfare functions under Space …