Pentagon to Increase Cybersecurity Force Five-fold; William J. Lynn III Comments
The Pentagon has approved the expansion of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, according to Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post. The command will increase from 900 to 4,900 civilian and military forces over the next few years as it plans to upgrade its organization into an Internet-era fighting force focused on foreign adversaries attacking critical systems. [...]
The Defense Department experienced one of its worst-ever cyber attacks this spring, when a foreign adversary hacked into the computer system of a contractor and stole 24,000 Pentagon files, senior officials said last week. As the Pentagon unveiled its strategy for cyberspace operations, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III disclosed that over the years [...]
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with industry leaders today in San Francisco to discuss best practices in cybersecurity and to deliver a keynote on Pentagon’s cyber strategy at the RSA Conference. Lynn will describe defense implications of cyber threats and the Defense Department’s strategy to counter them, said Pentagon spokesman Bryan [...]
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Strengthening cybersecurity was an important part of the annual NATO summit in November. But, it’s clear — in today’s evolving world of cyber threats and vulnerabilities, meeting once a year is not enough. So, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III will travel to Brussels this week to discuss with NATO and European Union leaders [...]
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Any large, future clash will “almost certainly” include aspects of cyber warfare–a threat that reaches far beyond military operations and into the core of the U.S. economy, said Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City last week. “Any major future conflict will almost certainly include [...]
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said yesterday he is encouraged by the sense of purpose on cybersecurity he received from NATO members during his visit to Brussels, Belgium. “It seemed to me to be broadly held that NATO needs to make a strong commitment in this area,” he told reporters in Brussels, “and [...]
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III is meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the U.S. defense cybersecurity initiative, said Bryan Whitman, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. “It’s an opportunity to convey the importance of cybersecurity to our NATO allies, as well as a chance to encourage them [...]
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