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Experts Highlight Continued Software Vulnerabilities

National security and cyber experts see a huge problem with chronic cyber issues for widely used programs.

Cyber and national security experts are quite alarmed with the systemic cybersecurity vulnerabilities of Microsoft Corp’s products, the company’s dependence on China for product revenue and associated consolations to the Chinese government, as well as the U.S. government’s incredible reliance on the Microsoft products across its agencies. Credit: Shutterstock/The Art of Pics

Federal Zero Trust Policy Implementation

One of the principal authors of the January 2022 policy to shift the U.S. government toward zero trust shares his insights.

Eric Mill, a senior advisor to the federal chief information officer and one of the primary authors of the Office of Management and Budget’s zero trust policy, speaks with Matthew McFadden, vice president, cyber and distinguished technologist, General Dynamics Information Technology, at a Billington CyberSecurity event on June 16.

Zero Trust Key to Operational System Cyber Protection

Converging systems broadens the attack surface.

F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct aerial operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in May. In theory, a cyber attack on a military base wastewater treatment plant could prevent jets from providing air support during combat, experts say. Credit: Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Plew

DHS Seeks To Ensure 5G Cybersecurity

Next-gen mobile grows integral to homeland security.

Fifth-generation cellular communications will be more secure than predecessor technologies but will also introduce vulnerabilities, in part because of the vast expansion of devices that is expected with the emergence of the Internet of Things. SERDTHONGCHAI/Shutterstock

Army Senses Quantum Future

Researchers may demonstrate quantum sensors this year.

A Rydberg receiver and spectrum analyzer detect a wide range of real-world radio frequency signals above a microwave circuit, including AM radio, FM radio, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. U.S. Army illustration

Air Force Squadron Shares Cyber Training Lessons Learned

Squadron students get high marks on NSA courses.

After overhauling cyber training and achieving unusually high rates for students passing the National Security Agency’s cyber training, the Air Force’s 39th Information Operations Squadron shares lessons learned with others. U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.

The Forefront of Space Domain Awareness

Protection of U.S. and allied space-based assets hinges on robust situational awareness.

Space Delta 2’s inaugural 19th Squadron in Dahlgren, Virginia, will be performing cislunar domain awareness, a key new mission to surveil and identify both friendly and adversarial activity in the space beyond the geosynchronous orbit. NASA illustration of its CAPSTONE mission that involves a microwave oven-sized CubeSat flying in cislunar space, the orbital space near and around the moon. Illustration by Daniel Rutter, NASA

Government Agencies Must Remove Certain VMware Products

The possible vulnerabilities are seen as an "unacceptable risk" to federal agencies.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to apply VMware updates or remove specific VMware products from use until protective updates can be applied given four possible exploitable vulnerabilities that could allow cyber marauders to cause significant harm. Credit: Shutterstock/rafapress

Senior NCOs Defend Distinctive Info Ops Approaches

Services can maintain identities while operating jointly.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to information warfare. Daniel Wussow/Shutterstock

Educators Call for Cyber Pros To Teach Part Time

Adjunct teaching benefits students and instructors.

Cyber educators highly encourage those who have previously worked or are currently working in cybersecurity to teach part time. Shutterstock/4LUCK