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How to protect dozens of connected networks that are at risk and targeted by AI
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (71+ words) Breaking Defense Artificial intelligence accelerates the speed, scale, and variety of cyber threats – especially at the seams. The Pentagon doesn’t defend one network, it defends dozens across services — all connected, all at risk, and all increasingly targeted by AI-enabled adversaries....
CMMC may be paused, but cybersecurity audits likely to return: Industry, experts
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (503+ words) WASHINGTON — Despite the pause of third-party audits in a Defense Department program for contractors, the Pentagon will likely have to return to some kind of review regime to ensure there are no unlocked virtual doors for adversary hackers to walk…...
Pentagon announces 'immediate suspension' of CMMC Phase II mandates
4+ day, 2+ min ago (531+ words) Top Pentagon officials said as currently executed, CMMC is too prohibitively burdensome on the Defense Industrial Base. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is suspending part of its cybersecurity requirements for industry, specifically related to third party assessments, citing onerous burdens on especially…...
Army makes new tweaks to acquisition portfolios, realigns autonomy office
1+ week, 4+ day ago (451+ words) The Army’s approach to acquisition portfolios, which is in flux after an overhaul in the fall, is to “keep what is working and change what is not,” a service spokesperson told Breaking Defense. WASHINGTON — Following the Army’s sprawling acquisition overhaul…...
Recent DoD changes risk fielding weapons with hidden problems, watchdog warns
2+ week, 3+ day ago (487+ words) Major workforce reductions at DOT&E have led to "action officers" being assigned more programs, programs in warfare areas for which they lack expertise, or both, GAO said. WASHINGTON — US troops could receive new weapons and tech with “undocumented shortfalls…...
How the Pentagon is shaping its next cyber strategy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (97+ words) Breaking Defense As the Pentagon accelerates efforts to modernize its cyber enterprise, artificial intelligence is emerging as both a powerful advantage and a growing security challenge. Drawing on reporting from AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2026, this eBook explores how Defense Department leaders…...
SASC advances provision to allow contractor cyber operations
3+ week, 3+ day ago (744+ words) Some experts believe the proposed pilot program, which could become law if left in the NDAA, is critical for how the US can tip the scales against China. WASHINGTON — Tucked in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s annual defense policy bill…...
Cyber Innovation Warfare center will pair industry side-by-side with operators
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) Elements of the concept are already operational today. BALTIMORE — US Cyber Command’s new Cyber Warfare Innovation Center will pair operators and members of industry side by side in order to drive faster capabilities and tactics, and bridge the so-called valley…...
Pentagon's Cyber Defense Command drafting plan to defend critical infrastructure
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (394+ words) DoD Cyber Defense Command is working to develop a joint task force for defense of critical infrastructure. BALTIMORE — The Pentagon’s newest cyber organization, the Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC), is working to build out a framework for how to respond…...
A Cyber Force budget would require at least $10 billion, new commission report says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (581+ words) The Commission on US Cyber Force Generation released its report outlining what a new military service could look like. WASHINGTON — A possible new uniformed service focused solely on cyberspace operations would require an initial budget of at least $10 billion, according…...