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Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control
The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Pentagon announces new acting CIO as Deasy departs
The department's principal deputy CIO takes over from Dana Deasy until President Joe Biden's eventual pick gets confirmed.
By Andrew Eversden
After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.
By Andrew Eversden
Reports had warned about supply chain hacks
The path to protecting the DoD from breaches through contractors isn’t easy.
By Andrew Eversden
National security is the defense industrial base’s responsibility too
Contractors must embrace an unwavering commitment to implement security controls to effectively defend their IT infrastructures, a cybersecurity expert advises.
By Les Buday
‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?
Suspected Russian hackers' ability to burrow into Pentagon networks through lateral movement after the SolarWinds breach poses tremendous challenges for the department.
Wide-reaching hack has defense firms on their toes
Some major defense contractors use the compromised software at the center of the breach, but figuring out whether hackers got inside their systems will be difficult and time-consuming.
By Joe Gould
Citing mega hack, lawmakers urge Trump to sign defense bill full of cyber protections
"We’ve got to get this defense bill passed because there’s so much to help us defend ourselves,” said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission.
By Joe Gould
‘It’s going to take a lot of digging’: The Pentagon’s long search to see if anyone’s hiding in its networks
A behind-the-scenes look at how the Pentagon hunts for cyber breaches
By Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau
No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to "respond in kind" to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds' network tool.
By Joe Gould
Reported Russian hack of US systems has implications for DoD network security plans
The breach highlights security risks posed by third-party vendors.
By Andrew Eversden and Mark Pomerleau