Category: Cyber Security

Following the SolarWinds breach, the Department of Defense needs to be on red alert. Establishing the goal of the intrusion as purely espionage, the access could have also been easily used for disruption. An attack that could be strategically timed with a significant event that can cripple the DoD’s ability to send emails or other functions. A far too significant handicap that affords hackers the opportunity to learn about more about the decisions made within the U.S. government and what is important to leaders.

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/12/14/reported-russian-hack-of-us-systems-has-implications-for-dod-network-security-plans/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

With the shortage of secure video-conferencing capabilities for the European Union and its members, and following the surprise appearance of a certain Dutch journalist at a recent confidential online gathering of EU defense ministers, has left some EU members obviously dumbfounded and jealous. The Russian and Chinese governments are all but certain listening in when it comes to such sensitive defense information which has Germany’s defense minister wondering if NATO might share its sophisticated communications apparatus in these very uncertain times.

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2020/12/11/natos-secure-online-meeting-tools-have-some-in-the-european-union-jealous/

Is the Department of Defense ready for the “Worst Day”? A recent assessment of America’s nuclear command, control and communications system (NC3) has rung alarm bells on Capitol Hill. The classified assessment was mentioned in a provision crafted by the Senate Armed Services Committee for the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and accepted by the House in their conference deliberations.

Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2020/12/congress-fears-dod-not-prepared-for-nc3-cyber-attacks/

With space being the newest war-fighting domain, many unknowns remain unaddressed in the implementation of cybersecurity for the protection of U.S. space assets. Unarguably more challenging than other well-established domains, safeguarding systems that facilitate essential global communications and operations have taken the “Space Race” on a new dimension of integrating space cybersecurity into existing and emerging frameworks and systems. This report reveals cross-agency plans that tie up and strengthen the position of the US in every, if not all domains.

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2020/12/01/cross-agency-plans-for-space-cybersecurity-will-strengthen-the-us-in-all-domains/

Humans fail at the basic task of choosing and using a strong password. Unfortunately, failure in doing so has some serious repercussions in the cybersecurity world. Experts reiterate the importance of cybersecurity in this report. Either through digital means via password managers, or by simply jotting it down on a notebook, is key to making computer and network credentials more secure.

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/6-ways-passwords-fail-basic-security-tests/d/d-id/1339299