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The Navy Goes Parallel With New Digital Capabilities

A U.S. Navy operations specialist uses a radar system in a combat information center in the 7th Fleet area of operations. The U.S. Navy’s PEO C4I and Space Systems is focusing on parallel development of digital assets and capabilities to speed innovation to the fleet. Credit: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy is focusing on parallel development of its new digital assets and capabilities as it works to rush advanced information innovations to the fleet.

Zeroizing Network Shrinks Attack Surfaces

Senior Airman Daniel M. Davis, USAF, 9th Communications Squadron information system security officer, looks at a computer in the cybersecurity office on Beale Air Force Base. Cybersecurity airmen must manage more than 1,100 controls to maintain the risk management framework. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jason W. Cochran

Users need to transition all networked computing from the commercial central processing unit addiction to pure dataflow to increase security.

Current Threats Require Multifactor Protection

Leslie Bryant, civilian personnel office staffing chief, demonstrates how to give fingerprints to Jayme Alexander, Airmen and Family Readiness Center casualty assistance representative selectee. Although requiring fingerprints to access information is better than single-factor identification verification, it should be part of a multifactor authentication approach. Credit: 2nd Lt. Benjamin Aronson, USAF

Two-factor authentication is often heralded as the silver bullet to safeguard online accounts, but recent events have weakened confidence in the approach.

Lax Cybersecurity Threatens Missions

Enterprisewide Risk Management (ERM) consists of the formal identification of major risks to the organization’s mission.

Cybersecurity is now a significant area of focus to senior leaders who have witnessed significant financial and reputational damage from adversaries.

Rapid AI Development Demands Reform

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is exploring the ramifications of a number of emerging disruptive technologies. Credit: GAO file photo

The pervasiveness of cyber requires the federal government to delve into regulatory issues, privacy concerns, economic competitiveness and security requirements.

Cloud Computing Lets IARPA Carry on During COVID-19

Unmanned aircraft have proved immensely valuable to the military and to intelligence agencies, but they are sometimes too noisy for stealthy reconnaissance. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is developing a silent and miniature aerial drone known as the Little Horned Owl. Credit: U.S. Defense Department photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey S. Viano, U.S. Navy

Cloud computing infrastructure at IARPA allowed the organization to pivot to a new teleworking norm during COVID-19 that’s not much different than the old norm.

Cyber Resources

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