Weekly Briefing: Defense Networks & Cyber

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Exclusive: Army Plan May Loosen IC Grip On Sat-Based ISR "The Army needs information when and where they want it," said Rob Zitz, a former Army intel official. "The IC should not get a vote on what Army needs or how Army executes combat missions."

Space Development Agency Has Big Data Fusion Problem The hard part is structuring the data hand-off. Decisions will come up on how much data management takes place on the satellites and how they will use software-defined communications. Enter service politics.

Automation, ID & Zero Trust: NIST Scientists Speak Zero-trust security "is not one single product that one can purchase off the shelf," a NIST scientist observes. But underlying zero trust's many component parts are a few critical elements, including identity and automation.

VPN Patch Released For 24 Federal Agencies The patch secures a zero-day vulnerability disclosed last month and is just one of four vulnerabilities being actively exploited in Pulse Connect Secure.

Army Wants To Accelerate FTUAS Drone "I think it's unanimous from all the soldiers involved that we got this one right," said the Army's project manager for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System. Manned aircraft, FARA and FLRAA, are also moving out sharply.

Project Convergence: AIs vs. Uncertainty "We demonstrated… that having that person in the loop is not a huge time sink," AITF director Doug Matty told me. "By presenting the right information at the appropriate level of confidence, it actually accelerated the mission."

CISA Investigates Possible Hacks of Federal Agencies "We are working with each agency to validate whether an intrusion has occurred and will offer incident response support accordingly," CISA's deputy executive assistant director told Breaking Defense.

Inside Russia's Robot Army: Rhetoric vs. Reality Russia has big ambitions for unmanned systems, said CNA scholar Sam Bendett, but it faces the same technical hurdles as the US — and shares the same concerns about human control.

DHS: Ransomware Is National Security Threat The Ransomware Task Force report, a comprehensive effort on this topic, includes 48 recommendations to tackle this growing threat.

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards "Modular open systems architecture… is the foundation of all our future modernization," said Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean. The Bradley replacement, OMFV, will be the test case.

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