DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities

DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities
DoD Launches New Zero-Trust Security Portfolio Office; CIO Talks Priorities

The new office is slated for October, Pentagon CIO John Sherman said, while also giving updates on the Spectrum Strategy implementation plan and the cyber workforce strategy.

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Internet Operations Management Is Well Suited To Military Networks

Internet Operations Management Is Well Suited To Military Networks
Internet Operations Management Is Well Suited To Military Networks

IOM will enable Joint Force Headquarters-DoD Information Network to gain real-time visibility over all defense networks.

Secretary Austin Approves Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan

Secretary Austin Approves Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan
Secretary Austin Approves Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan

“Today’s EMS Superiority Strategy combined our electromagnetic warfare and spectrum equities for the first time ever,” said Vice Chairman John Hyten. “The Strategy’s I-Plan sets us on a path to dominate the future battle space. We are determined to get there and achieve spectrum superiority in all domains.”

DoD Budget Requests Funding For Key Defensive Cyber Measures

DoD Budget Requests Funding For Key Defensive Cyber Measures
DoD Budget Requests Funding For Key Defensive Cyber Measures

The single biggest increase in proposed year-over-year cyber funding appears to be for cryptology, and the budget includes a new line item for zero-trust architectures.

DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain

DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain
DISA Accelerates Cloud For Warfighters For All Domain

DISA, using automation, is reducing the time it takes to deploy mission applications in DoD cloud from a year, months, or weeks to hours.

DISA Opens For Bids On $11.7B Defense Enclave Services

DISA Opens For Bids On $11.7B Defense Enclave Services
DISA Opens For Bids On $11.7B Defense Enclave Services

Defense Enclave Services will “establish the modern infrastructure foundation and united frame of thought needed to deliver cohesive combat support capabilities to the warfighter.”

DES: Defense Enclave Services Will Be DISA’s ‘Crown Jewel’

DES: Defense Enclave Services Will Be DISA’s ‘Crown Jewel’
DES: Defense Enclave Services Will Be DISA’s ‘Crown Jewel’

DES “is an incredibly important endeavor,” said Danielle Metz, acting deputy CIO for information enterprise at the Defense Information Systems Agency. “It is one of the crown jewels.”

DISA Puts Trust in Zero Trust With New Strategy, Testing Lab

DISA Puts Trust in Zero Trust With New Strategy, Testing Lab
DISA Puts Trust in Zero Trust With New Strategy, Testing Lab

“Zero Trust [is] where we see a lot of departmental capabilities moving over the next 12 to 18 months,” said John Hale, chief of cloud services at DISA

‘Start Of A New Day’: DoD’s New Cybersecurity Regs Take Effect Today

‘Start Of A New Day’: DoD’s New Cybersecurity Regs Take Effect Today
‘Start Of A New Day’: DoD’s New Cybersecurity Regs Take Effect Today

Designed to help secure the supply chain, CMMC requires the defense industrial base to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.

DISA Unveils New Strategic Plan

DISA Unveils New Strategic Plan
DISA Unveils New Strategic Plan

This updated strategic plan focuses on cyber defense, the cloud, and enterprise solutions

DISA: Cloud-Based Browsing Will Save $300M

DISA: Cloud-Based Browsing Will Save $300M
DISA: Cloud-Based Browsing Will Save $300M

Instead of users connecting directly to websites, the new Cloud-Based Internet Isolation (CBII) system acts as a middleman, reducing bandwidth and blocking malware.

‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA

‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA
‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Plan This Year From DISA & NSA

Due out this fall, the Zero Trust Reference Architecture is about upgrading cybersecurity in existing systems, without buying all-new tech. The Army is enthusiastic – mostly.

DISA Embraces ‘Zero Trust;’ Might Stop The Next Snowden

DISA Embraces ‘Zero Trust;’ Might Stop The Next Snowden
DISA Embraces ‘Zero Trust;’ Might Stop The Next Snowden

“We met with a vendor on the West Coast — I can’t say who — and saw how they had implemented it end-to-end in their own infrastructure. They looked at (cybersecurity) holistically from the user identity, to the identity of the endpoint, to the application. I was very impressed with what they had done,” says DISA’s Steve Wallace.

New DISA Contracts To Focus On Cell Phone Protection

New DISA Contracts To Focus On Cell Phone Protection
New DISA Contracts To Focus On Cell Phone Protection

DISA will offer industry multiple contract opportunities to provide third-party tools to defend against malware and Zero Day attacks.