Cyber00:23 UTC
Trump appointees asked a federal cybersecurity agency to secretly hack a voting machine
The request shocked staffers, who feared they were being asked to take part in political interference.
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- Cyber15:58 UTC
Pentagon CIO gets new strategic technical advisor
The appointment comes amid a push by the department to modernize its IT and cybersecurity tools, streamline procurement, and figure out the way ahead for the controversial CMMC program.
- Cyber13:00 UTC
US Army Cyber Command charts course for human-AI equilibrium
U.S. Army Cyber Command is constantly refining human oversight of artificial intelligence, Lt. Gen. Christopher Eubank said last week.
- Cyber18:30 UTC
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- Cyber22:19 UTC
Pentagon averts cyber pay cuts — for now — with one-year C-MIP ‘transition plan’
After the services scrambled to prepare for the new program and leaders warned subordinates about looming pay cuts, the Pentagon authorized the military branches to preserve their legacy incentive pay programs for a year. The plan averts immediate financial blows to the cyber force that experts said could sink morale at a time when the field needs to focus on an increasingly tumultuous domain.
- Cyber17:00 UTC
US Army to stand up second expeditionary cyber battalion in coming months
The head of U.S. Army Cyber Command said this week that the service would be building an exact replica of the 11th Cyber Battalion in the next few months.
- Cyber17:00 UTC
US Army to stand up second expeditionary cyber battalion in coming months
The head of U.S. Army Cyber Command said this week that the service would be building an exact replica of the 11th Cyber Battalion in the next few months.
- Cyber19:48 UTC
NORTHCOM’s Joint Task Force-Gold to coordinate cyber warfare for Golden Dome
Col. Kevin “Stoney” Stonerook, deputy commander of US Northern Command’s Joint Task Force-Gold (JTF-Gold), said the unit’s roles and responsibilities are still being ironed out.
- Cyber21:20 UTC
ARCYBER expanding use of AI agents for network operations
Task Force Lexington has “mapped out” an entire Cyber Protection Team composed of agents, including for analytic support and network analysts, among other roles.
- Cyber13:20 UTC
Zero Trust gets harder when every user, device, weapon, and AI agent needs an identity
The next phase of Zero Trust reaches beyond users and devices, experts discussed during a Breaking Defense webinar.
- Cyber17:57 UTC
Colby approves Pentagon policy for ‘cyber operations-peculiar’ monetary awards
The COPA initiative allows for the issuance of cash bonuses up to $2,500 to eligible troops to “recognize exceptional contributions rooted in novel actions, inventions, or technical achievements that significantly enhance DoW cyberspace operations capabilities.”
- Cyber17:30 UTC
Pentagon memo outlines plan to operationalize new ‘FORTRESS America’ program office
The memorandum from the head of the A&S directorate was obtained by DefenseScoop.
- Cyber15:59 UTC
Recent Taiwan simulation highlights US cyberdefense gaps against China, experts warn
Organizers of a cyber exercise say Washington needs to prepare for attacks that both disrupt civilian services and pressure Taipei without triggering outright military conflict.
- Cyber22:02 UTC
Two Dover Airmen Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Cyber Fraud Scheme
A federal judge recently sentenced one Airman and a former Airman to a combined 15 years in prison and ordered them to pay $1.36 million in restitution for a two-year cyber fraud scheme they perpetrated while serving on Active-Duty at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
- Cyber21:39 UTC
The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts.
While the new program is meant to galvanize cyber skill development through escalating pay rates, the initiative is expected to bring significant pay cuts for cyber troops in at least one branch. Other services struggled to articulate their own rollouts of C-MIP, if they had one at all.
- Cyber09:00 UTC
China-linked hackers posed as former US officials, Anthropic employee to target AI experts
Proofpoint identified phishing campaigns that borrowed prominent figures’ identities to approach U.S. policy researchers before attempting to steal access to their cloud accounts.
- Cyber08:10 UTC
► Airbus completes acquisition of Quarkslab, strengthens French sovereignty in cybersecurity
Paris, France, 01 October 2026 – Airbus Defence and Space has finalised the acquisition of the French cybersecurity company Quarkslab following
- Cyber22:15 UTC
Hegseth orders cyber, intelligence agencies to prioritize election defense
The directive comes as the administration has dismantled or reorganized offices that tracked foreign influence and reduced civilian election security support.