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The U.S. Air Force’s 10th Wideband Global Satcom communications satellite (WGS-10) atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifts off on Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 from Space Launch Complex-37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Air Force brings Hack-a-Sat back for second year

Hackers will again be unleashed on satellites operated by the Air Force for the second iteration of Hack-a-Sat.

May 4, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

A soldier assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, takes the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics as part of the 1st SBCT’s Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) at Fort Carson, Colorado, July 18, 2020. (U.S. Army / Capt. Daniel Parker)

Army launches ‘Hack the Army 3.0’ with more targets for cybersecurity researchers

White-hat hackers will have from mid-December to the end of January to find vulnerabilities in the army.mil domain and other areas specified by the Army.

Nov 9, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron establish communications during an airfield survey as part of a culmination exercise Mar. 10, 2020, at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Air Force wants cyber experts to ‘make a living’ off hacking its tech

The Air Force wants to do so many bug bounties that hackers can "make a living" off it. Eventually, hackers will be a brought into the design…

May 14, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Lauren Knausenberger, U.S. Air Force chief transformation officer — Lauren Knausenberger speaks Jan. 14, 2020, at the Data Cloud Summit presented by Cloudera and produced by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group)

Air Force ramps up use of white-hat hackers to test its IT networks

The Air Force is ramping up its efforts to hack its own networks, going far beyond traditional bug bounties.

Mar 30, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

DOD’s red team hackers struggle sharing vulnerabilities with military

The DOD's own red team hackers need to share the vulnerabilities they uncover with the military, among other issues, a new DOD IG report found.

Mar 17, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Pentagon, Department of Defense, DOD, federal IT, cybersecurity, Washington, D.C. — The Air Force Memorial and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS / Joshua Roberts)

Murky contractor ownership masks national security threats to IT

The Department of Defense hasn't done a good enough job assessing such threats, the Government Accountability Office found.

Nov 26, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir