Booz Allen Launches Network for Cyber Training, Expertise

Booz Allen Hamilton launched a cyber solutions network Tuesday in order to train and deliver cyber expertise to government and commercial clients no matter their location, according to a company announcement.

The network “will provide deeper and broader cyber capabilities and services to our clients on their terms – when they need it and where they need it,”…

Gates: DoD CIO Duties Not being Transferred to Cyber Command

A new memo from the Defense Department says the responsibilities of DoD chief information officer won’t be transferred to Cyber Command.

Posted online July 5, the undated memo is signed by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who recently resigned from his role.

According to the memo, obtained by FierceGovernmentIT, Gates had…

GAO: US Cyber Command Must Clarify Roles, Responsibility of Cyber Personnel

In a report issued Monday, the Government Accountability Office acknowledges that although the Defense Department and U.S. Cyber Command have made progress in identifying the roles and responsibilities of the organizations that support DoD cyberspace operations, additional detail and clarity is needed.

While the Cyber Command mostly meets joint guidance and maps out its organizational…

DARPA Builds Cyberwar Virtual Firing Range

Amid the onslaught of cyber attacks striking both public and private sectors, the federal government has pooled its offensive efforts into the National Cyber Range project, an initiative that will boost cyber-defense technologies and help train a cybersecurity workforce, Reuters reports.

Together with companies such as defense contractor Lockheed Martin and…

Pentagon Cyber Official: Cybersecurity Requires ‘Whole of Government’ Approach

In line with an agreement between the department secretaries last fall and the recently released International Strategy for Cyberspace, the Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security are sharing cybersecurity information, capabilities and expertise, a Pentagon official said.

Robert J. Butler, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, testified before…

Israel Stands Up Cyber Command

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced the stand up of a cyber command to protect the nation against cyber attacks on digital infrastructure and to boost the competitiveness of local industries specializing in high-tech security, Reuters reports.

The new National Cybernetic Taskforce will have access to a budget of “hundreds of millions…

Gen. Alexander: Cybersecurity Needs More than Just Defense

With at least 5,000 new pieces of malware show up online a day, simply deploying a firewall and fixing things when they break isn’t good enough, according to U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency head Gen. Keith B. Alexander.

“We can no longer depend on a static defense,” said Alexander,…

Cyber Commander Sees DoD Cloud Shift

While U.S. Cyber Command’s Keith Alexander testified before Congress and advocated the Defense Department’s move to cloud computing, three companies announced a strategic alliance to address the security concerns that have impeded the progress of the commander’s proposal, C4ISR Journal reported.

Alexander, who also heads the National Security Agency, told a House…

Cyber Commander: US Has No Manpower, Authority to Fight Cyber Attack on Homeland, Allies

The U.S. military lacks educated cyber warriors and the legal authorities it needs to respond to a cyber attack on the nation or its allies, and a crisis would quickly deplete the force the U.S. does have, the chief of Cyber Command said yesterday.

Gen. Keith Alexander, who is dual hatted in his…

CyberCom Blocks Access to Streaming Video; YouTube No Go for DoD Workers

The U.S. Cyber Command has restricted Defense Department workers’ access to  streaming-video websites such as YouTube, Amazon and Googlevideo, according to The Associated Press.

Officials say the overwhelming demand to see the Japan earthquake is using up the much-needed bandwidth already weakened by Internet problems in that region of the world.

Cyber Command has directed…