Commanders Archives - Cyber Network Defense

A Leader’s Guide to Proper 25D Utilization

January 22, 2018April 23, 2020 CyNetDef.org

US Army Cyber Network Defenders (MOS 25D) are the most underutilized risk mitigation assets a commander has in his arsenal when it comes to operating in cyber space. Proper 25D utilization places the cyber defense expert in a position to monitor all network and system activity on the upper TI for signs of intrusion or

Where do Space Force and Space Command fit into the Pentagon’s cyber plans? February 12, 2021
Space Force is looking to transition Air Force cyber operators to its ranks within the next year, however, those forces will not be part of the joint U.S. Cyber Command cyber mission force quite yet.
Mark Pomerleau
What Cyber Command’s ISIS operations means for the future of information warfare September 16, 2020
The new commander of one of the Marine Corps' information warfare units reveals how he will apply lessons learned from Cyber Command operations against the Islamic State group.
Mark Pomerleau
COVID-19 is changing the Air Force’s cyber training July 28, 2020
The Air Force has postponed much of its internal network cyber training at the expense of cyber mission force personnel to avoid readiness issues.
Mark Pomerleau
How the Defense Department is reorganizing for information warfare July 26, 2020
America’s adversaries have targeted the military’s weaknesses via information warfare in recent years and as a result the Department of Defense has made a series of moves to reorganize and better defend against such threats.
Mark Pomerleau
Memes, the pandemic and the new tactics of information warfare July 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is evidence that Russia and China have accelerated adoption of their age-old influence and disinformation tactics to the modern era, national security experts and military leaders said.
Mark Pomerleau
US Air Force seeks research to boost operational technology’s cybersecurity July 23, 2020
The service is looking for assistance in defensive and possibly offensive cybersecurity of operational technology.
Mark Pomerleau
The Army’s new directorate eyes multidomain integration July 22, 2020
The Army has created a new directorate to focus on fusing non-kinetic capabilities both across its service and the joint community.
Mark Pomerleau
The new ways the military is fighting against information warfare tactics July 20, 2020
The military wants to publicly expose adversary activity as a way to thwart actions in the information sphere.
Mark Pomerleau
Air Force wants to expand training for cyber teams July 16, 2020
The Air Force has selected an Air National Guard base to be the center for training its defensive cyber teams.
Mark Pomerleau
Air Force information warfare command reaches critical milestone July 16, 2020
Less than a year after being created, 16th Air Force reached its full operational capability this week.
Mark Pomerleau