Cyber soldiers may get more love after hacked Colonial Pipeline 2 hours ago National Guard soldiers participate in Cyber Shield 20 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20, 2020. The exercise tested soldiers network defense skills. (Lt. Col. Angela King-Sweigart/Army) Army secretary nominee Christine Wormuth said she’d explore a proposed cyber reserve force, improve Army recruiting efforts aimed at tech-savvy Americans and deal with Army modernization programs that were vulnerable to cyber threats in recent evaluations. The slate of promises during Wormuth’s nomination hearing Thursday came amid a recent ransomware attack that sparked gasoline shortages along the Eastern Seaboard. The hack targeting the Colonial Pipeline also triggered a wave of panic-buying at gas stations around the country, including on military bases in the South.
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Three Years In: An Update on the Georgia Cyber Center
Georgia CTO Steve Nichols and CISO David Allen discuss what’s new and what’s coming soon at the Georgia Cyber Center, a global resource for cybersecurity training, leadership and more. Georgia Cyber Center
Back in 2018, after interviewing technology and security leaders in Georgia, it was clear that the Georgia Cyber Center (GCC) was special for many reasons. My interview with Calvin Rhodes, CIO of Georgia and executive director of the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA), described the vision, planning, teamwork and execution that made the vision a reality.
Fast-forward three years, and the GCC continues to receive a lot of (well-deserved) attention and offers one model for federal, state and local governments to consider on a range of cybersecurity training, solutions and emergency management exercises.
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