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Inside U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Josef Cole / DOD / U.S. Cyber Command)

Ukraine crisis shows effectiveness of Cyber Command’s persistent engagement, Nakasone says

Working with partners early to bolster cybersecurity has demonstrated to be effective in the current Ukraine-Russia crisis, the head of U.S. Cyber Command said.

Apr 6, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Paul Nakasone, NSA, Cyber Command — Paul Nakasone appears before a House Armed Services subcommittee on May 14, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. Cyber Command providing cyber expertise and intelligence in Ukraine’s fight against Russia

The head of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress that his organization is supplying defensive cyber teams to Ukraine as well as intelligence and bolstering networks domestically and…

Apr 5, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army human resources and medical specialists and officers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, participate in Warfighter 22-1 in the reserve command post on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull)

Army gets new principal cyber adviser

Michael Sulmeyer began the role as principal cyber adviser this week after recently serving as an adviser to U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone.

Mar 25, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Cyber Command and NSA still working to meet measures necessary to split

The head of Cyber Command and NSA said his organizations continue to meet congressionally imposed measures needed to split, but lauded the dual-hat structure.

Mar 8, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Gen. Paul Nakasone, NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, Army — Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency, talks with the outgoing ARNG Soldiers assigned to Task Force Echo II, at the Brigade annex on March 11, 2019. (Department of Defense)

Networks ‘foundational’ to evolving Army operations, top cyber officials say

As the Army invests more in its networks and depends on them increasingly, defending them has become a bigger focus of its cybersecurity teams.

Sep 16, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Gen. Paul Nakasone talks with a group of Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Task Force Echo II, at the Brigade annex at Fort Meade, Maryland, on March 11. (U.S. Army / Steven Stover)

The U.S. military is trying to figure out how to talk about data

Leaders think the adoption of AI, among other things, will help services learn to talk about and embrace data.

May 15, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Sept. 27, 2018) – Sailors stand watch in the Fleet Operations Center at the headquarters of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet (FCC/C10F). Since its establishment, FCC/C10F has grown into an operational force composed of more than 14,000 Active and Reserve Sailors and civilians organized into 28 active commands, 40 Cyber Mission Force units, and 26 reserve commands around the globe. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Samuel Souvannason/Released)

U.S. Cyber Command shifts its view of success

Success is “not necessarily [about] the department’s outcome,” but is instead about “how can we enable our international partners [and] our domestic partners in industry to be…

Apr 24, 2019 By Shannon Vavra