The U.S. Special Operations Command has been adopting and continuously fostering artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in light of extremist threats and in support of mission-critical priorities, including next-gen mobility and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tech. Speaking at the virtual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, Army Gen. Richard Clarke, commander of USSOCOM, said […]
The Department of Defense has awarded ForAllSecure, a cybersecurity testing startup based in Silicon Valley, a five-year contract to test the applications of the department's weapon systems. According to a company spokesperson, the $45M contract was awarded by the DOD's Defense Innovation Unit. “One of the problems that the department runs into is this idea that there’s a […]
The Department of Homeland Security has recorded a 900 percent surge in the use of Teams, Microsoft's collaboration platform, as well as a 483 percent increase in terms of virtual private network usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the increase in telework, Brian Forsythe, branch chief of technical assessments at DHS, said the […]
Exostar, a management and secure cloud solution provider, has launched a risk management product designed to help the defense industrial base comply with government and regulatory standards. The tool, called Certification Assistant, will help clients comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's SP 800-171, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and the Defense Federal […]
Lockheed Martin's skunkworks unit has partnered with the Air Force Test Pilot School to test an autonomous intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system designed to support warfighters in communications-denied environments. The system is powered by artificial intelligence technology and integrated into an F-16 through a Lockheed-made pod solution, the company said Wednesday. "As a remotely piloted […]
Perspecta has been re-accredited to serve as a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Third Party Assessment Organization. Citing the increasing use of FedRAMP certified services within the federal government, Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Perspecta, said the accreditation validates the company’s commitment to providing customers with quality solutions. A total of […]
The government needs the collection of more digital data, the advancement of new processors and the development of better algorithms before it can effectively adopt artificial intelligence, according to a Dell Technologies executive. Jay Boisseau, Dell's chief artificial intelligence and high-performance computing strategist, said government agencies can use AI to unlock the benefits of object […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a joint advisory with Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre aimed at helping international healthcare bodies and medical research organizations steer clear of large-scale password spraying campaigns. The cybersecurity bodies cautioned against advanced persistent threat groups that are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to collect […]
Shaun Bierweiler, president of Cloudera's government solutions business, said agencies that aim to adopt artificial intelligence should develop a data strategy that accounts for data security, openness, interoperability and scalability. Bierweiler advocated for a data strategy that does not restrict an agency to a specific hosting service or legacy system. He recommended the use of a […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security has introduced a dedicated telework product line to address cybersecurity risks amid the pandemic-induced work-from-home set up in the country. As indicated in the agency’s statement, the product line, which factored in input from federal and private sector partners, is aimed at putting […]
