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By Justin Katz Apr 14, 2021 In its first publicly available worldwide threat assessment report since 2019, the intelligence community is warning that the United States’ adversaries are increasingly using cyberspace to attack the country and that activities of foreign militaries will be more likely to impact civilian society. “States’ increasing use of cyber operations as a tool of national power, including increasing use by militaries around the world, raises the prospect of more destructive and disruptive cyber activity,” according to the new report released on Tuesday. As states att...

By Nick Wakeman Apr 14, 2021 The growth of internet-of-things technologies combined with the rollout of 5G has the Air Force’s innovation arm looking for new ways to secure its networks.  AFWERX has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract to Phosphorus Cybersecurity. Under the contract, the company will help the Air Force build a scalable security infrastructure to ensure the 5G-enabled IoT devices it plans for its installations do not increase the network attack surface. The company’s technology automates IoT inventory, patching and credential management, enabling ...

By Justin Katz Apr 14, 2021 President Joe Biden will nominate John “Chris” Inglis, the former deputy director of the National Security Agency, to become the first national cyber director, according to a statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Sullivan also said the White House will nominate Jen Easterly, a veteran intelligence official, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Inglis had a hand in establishing the new White House cyber position as a member of the congressional Cyberspace Solarium Commission that recommended its inclusion into the most ...

By Lauren C. Williams Apr 14, 2021 The Defense Department has ordered several personnel policy changes to address extremism in the military, ranging from updating intake questionnaires for recruits to training to prepare service members for potential targeting by extremist groups. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo April 9 calling for several "immediate actions" to "proactively" address extremism in the military, including the creation of the Countering Extremism Working Group to implement them. The extremism working group will have senior representation from each military departm...

The new vulnerabilities found in Exchange servers running on-premises are separate from zero-day exploits discovered and announced in March.