The pipeline attack and SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a ‘wicked’ problem | Opinion Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 Military units like the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade shown here are just one component of U.S. national cyber defense. (Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office/Flickr) Facebook Share · · Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives. · U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority.