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Brig. Gen. Donald E. Jackson Jr., USA, has been assigned as deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S.

Brig. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, USA, has been assigned as deputy director for special operations, J-37, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Joseph M. Martin, USA, has been assigned as commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, California.

Nuix, Herndon, Virginia, has appointed David C. Petty as senior vice president of commercial sales.

Airbus Group, Amsterdam, has appointed Tom Williams as chief operating officer; Didier Evrard has been appointed executive vice president of pro

Joseph Bocchiaro III has joined the Sextant Group, Fairfax, Virginia, as principal consultant.

Lumeta Corporation, Somerset, New Jersey, has appointed Brandon Hoffman to chief technology officer.

Cybersecurity is one of the critical homeland security priorities, along with the threats posed in the varying domains of aviation, border security and maritime, said the deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

As if cybersecurity of late has not been tough enough, the emergence of the ubiquitous network consisting of billions of Internet connections and smart gadgets presents an alarming security threat that has failed to draw a concerted effort by experts—both in the government and industry—to address the weaknesses and protect users, experts say.

Knowing the cybersecurity threat might be half the battle toward mitigating problems, but the popular push and mounting trend toward increased information sharing, particularly between industry and the federal government, is not the be all and end all.