NIAC – Securing Cyber Assets / Trump Cybersecurity Advisers Resign In ‘Moral’ Protest – 25 August 2017
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/niac-cyber-study-draft-report-08-15-17-508.pdf
Cybersecurity
Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Elevation of Cyber Command – 18 August 2017
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/08/18/statement-donald-j-trump-elevation-cyber-command I have directed that United States Cyber Command be elevated to the status of a Unified Combatant Command focused on cyberspace operations. This new Unified Combatant Command will strengthen our cyberspace operations and create more opportunities to improve our Nation’s defense. The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates…
Pentagon invites hackers in and backs encryption
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35706988 Pentagon invites hackers in and backs encryption The Pentagon has invited external experts to hack into its systems in the first such test of its cybersecurity measures. The method is often used by private companies that want to use the expertise of “friendly” hackers to find holes in their…