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On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Andrea Schaumann of Fortress discusses a strategic approach to risk management, maintaining vigilance against pervasive and persistent threats, examples of successful public-private partnerships, supply chain security, ensuring cyber security investment throughout the life of weapons programs, and role of government and industry in warning of cyber threats with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, the founder of the Global Cyber Strategies consultancy who is also a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and a Wired Magazine contributor, discusses what to expect from the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing tomorrow on TikTok, the revelation of TikTok owner ByteDance’s ownership structure, whether to ban foreign social media platforms and if not how best to regulate them, the new Hill & Valley Forum coalition of lawmakers and Silicon Valley firms, Sino-Russian cyber cooperation as Beijing and Moscow warm ties, and what to expect from Chinese and Russian cyber activities as Beijing ratchets up tensions over Taiwan and Moscow seeks to bolster domestic production by stealing foreign intellectual property to compensate for Western sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Jim Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses resources for the Biden administration’s National Cyber Strategy, analyzes the strategy, lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine as the conflict spans into its second year, the cyber threat from Moscow, and the national security implications of new commercial AI products like ChatGPT with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, JC Vega, a retired US Army colonel who confounded the Army Cyber Institute, discusses the Biden administration’s National Cyber Strategy, investing for success, how to improve public l-private partnerships, accelerating government change through smarter incentives, harnessing technology to simplify security and ease personnel demands, and creating national cyber-mindedness with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and the executive director of the Cyber Solarium 2.0 project, discusses the Biden administration’s upcoming National Cyber Strategy, how to better secure the cloud, cyber elements of the Biden administration’s March 8 budget request, cyber lessons from Russia and whether deterrence and defending forward are working, CISA Director Jen Easterly’s warning that China would mount cyber attacks against the United States in the wake of a Taiwan crisis, and our producer Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm (and Defense and Aerospace team member)  joins to discuss takeaways from the inaugural prime-time hearing of the House Select Committee on China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Mike Canty, CEO of ARC — Armaments Research Company — an innovative artificial intelligence company he co-founded in 2016, discusses how the application of AI that helps soldiers track ammunition use and weapon health can change how the force fights and shape the service’s joint, all-domain command and control future with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Scott Sloan, the president of Stratas Corp. — an innovative IT, logistics, cyber security, network operations and engineering services firm — discusses the challenges of growing fast as a DoD contractor, grading Pentagon efforts to foster innovation and harness it at speed, access to talent and capital, and keys to success; and Chris Servello, our producer and co-host of the Cavas Ships podcast with an update from the annual AFCEA-USNI West Conference in San Diego with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Jim Richberg, the former national intelligence manager for cyber who is now with cyber security firm Fortinet, discusses the cyber vulnerabilities of the nation’s air travel system in which government, industry and the public all interact, how to improve security as the internet of things rapidly expands and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, John Cofrancesco, the founder of AAIC, an innovative company that uses AI to monitor cyber networks, discusses the threat posed by TikTok, how to mitigate the threat from such invasive apps, the looming threat from Russia as allied nations increase assistance to Ukraine, what to

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Jim Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the right approach to unlocking the benefits of artificial intelligence without stifling innovation, a look ahead to the Biden administration’s upcoming cyber strategy, the cyber jobs

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, the founder of Global Cyber Strategies as well as an Atlantic Council fellow and Wired magazine contributor, discusses LockBit’s ransomware attack on Britain’s Royal Mail, and the best approach to countering the potential negative implications of apps like TikTok, whether banning them entirely

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a Cyber Solarium 2.0 executive director, discusses the outlook for cyber funding as a fractious

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, a year in review with Dr. Jim Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, in one of his last interviews before retiring from Congress, Rep. Jim Langevin, D-RI, the chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities as well as the Homeland Security subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and innovation, discusses progress in improving the nation’s cyber defenses and what more needs to be done, lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine that can help deter China from moving on Taiwan, the cost of addressing software and hardware vulnerabilities across US weapons systems, emerging threats, ways to more quickly acquire innovative technologies at scale, the need to improve America’s nuclear weapons production capabilities, and how to get things done despite increasing partisanship in Washington, and what’s next after more than two decades in Congress with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses the new B-21 Raider bomber by Northrop Grumman and efforts to improve force-wide cyber security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian from the Reagan National Defense Forum.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security,  Andrea Schaumann, Fortress’ director of federal programs and partnerships, on cyber takeaways from the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference and the need to better educate the non-cyber community about the need for software and hardware bills of origin and materials as well as lessons from commercial industry, and Justin Sherman, the founder of Global Cyber Strategies who is also with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discusses his recent issue brief — “GRU 26165: The Russian cyber unit that hacks targets on-site” — why the Russian military intelligence agency’s secret cyber arm hits the road globally, how to counter their operations, lessons from the recent ransomware attack on Suffolk County, NY, and the FCC’s latest ban on Chinese hardware with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Andrea Schaumann, Fortress’ director of federal programs and partnerships, discusses cyber issues that will be aired at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference or I/ITSEC in Orlando, the impact of the Biden administration’s software and hardware bills of origin and materials requirements, securing increasingly larger live and virtual synthetic training environments, incorporating ever more sophisticated commercial virtual reality technologies into military training ecosystems, the Pentagon’s new zero trust strategy and roadmap.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Jeff Man, who was one of the first group of “Red Team” hackers at the National Security Agency’s “pit” to improve US government security and is now a senior security consultant at IT services company Online Business Systems and the co-host of the Paul’s Security Weekly podcast along with Paul Asadoorian, discusses lessons from his nearly 40-year career including what constitutes a hacker, how threats and defenses have changed over his career, the balance of power between attacks and defenders, training a new generation of talent, the right partnership between government and industry, the efficacy of a certification approach to security, the threat posed by social media sites like TikTok and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Suzanne Spaulding, the senior adviser for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses efforts to secure US elections including Tuesday’s midterms, the interagency process to safeguard America’s voting infrastructure, countering domestic and foreign disinformation, how to ensure fair elections in the wake of the election of secretaries of state who have said they may change outcomes irrespective of legitimate vote counts, what changed House and Senate leadership will mean for cyber legislation, and priorities for the Cyber Solarium 2.0 commission with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and commander of the US Cyber Command who is now the chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses the cyber and intelligence aspects of the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, the importance of both deterring China and Russia while working to improve cybersecurity cooperation with Beijing and Moscow as well as nations worldwide, why Russia has not mounted more aggressive cyber operations against America and its allies supporting Kyiv, the role of cyber in deterring Moscow from using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine, cyber and broader takeaways from the Chinese Communist Party’s recent congress, the impact of the Biden administration’s efforts to curb the export of computer chip making technology to China in curbing Beijing’s cyber and AI capabilities, US efforts to ensure the security of America’s voting system and countering dis and misinformation as the mid-term elections loom, and whether the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should be independent with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Nick Nilan’s, Fortress’ new chief revenue officer, discusses the implications of the Biden administration’s drive to shift from attestation to certifiable software bills of origin and materials to improve supply chain security, what it will take to improve security across government and industry, and how cyber threats continue to evolve; and Bulelani Jili, a Yenching scholar, cybersecurity fellow and PhD candidate at Harvard University who is also affiliated with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discusses his issue paper — “China’s Surveillance Ecosystem and the Global Spread of its Tools” — China’s increasingly capable domestic cyber and surveillance industry, why governments turn to Beijing and how China benefits from exporting surveillance tools, how to the international community can stymie Chinese as well as Israeli and Russian surveillance exports, and whether the Biden administration’s export ban on chip making technology can stymie Beijing’s cyber surveillance ecosystem with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Philip Niedermair, a managing director of alliances and development at the Ward & Berry law firm who is also chairman of the board of advisers at the National Cyber Group and a senior advisor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0, discusses commission priorities, changing the

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and director of the bipartisan Cyber Solarium 2.0 Commission, discusses the White House meeting next week to craft a national strategy to secure the Internet of Things, legislative changes and spending needed to improve IoT security, whether the Biden administration’s clampdown on exporting chip making technology to China is effective, Russia’s recent hacks and link between cyber capabilities and nuclear deterrence, key storylines from the Cipher Brief’s 2022 Threat Conference including impediments to greater government-industry collaboration and whether the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should be independent, the cyber implications of the new National Security Strategy, and the cyber elements of the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Juliette Wilcox, Britain’s Cyber Security Ambassador with Department for International Trade, discusses emerging global cyber threats, improving security, the products and skills in demand on global markets, training a new generation of cyber talent, why it’s vital to draw experienced professionals from beyond technical fields to the cyber field, and determining what to export — and what not — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative who also is a Wired Magazine contributor, discusses the new report by the think tank that he co-authored — “Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem” — to craft

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyber Solarium 2.0 commission, discusses the new report he co-authored with FDD’s Jiwon Ma —“2022 Report on Implementation” of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations — including legislations that’s passed, in process, remaining challenges and impediments, as well as an update on what leadership changes in the House and Senate will mean for cyber legislation; and Fortress’ Andrea Schaumann discusses cyber lessons from the revelation that Chinese alloys made it into a magnet in F-35 Lightning II fighters made by Lockheed Martin with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Betsy Soehren-Jones, Fortress’s chief operating officer, discusses the Biden administration’s new cyber standards, using bills of origin and materials to identify and correct software and hardware vulnerabilities, and the importance of attracting a new generation of more diverse talent; and JC Vega, a retired US Army colonel who co-founded the Army Cyber Institute, discusses how deliver the diversity that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency seeks in its future workforce, how efforts to date have failed to deliver diversity, and what has to change to broaden access to desperately needed talent to improve the nation’s security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies who also the director of the bipartisan Cyber Solarium 2.0, discusses when Russia is likely to wage a cyber counteroffensive against the United States and its allies, how government and industry should prepare, how the Biden administration should address the cyber workforce shortfall across the US government, update on cyber elements of the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act, and why the Navy’s officer and enlisted cyber communities needs to be designated as warfighters; and Ardalyst’s President Michael Speca discusses the importance of the joint connector software his company developed in partnership with Mandiant for Microsoft’s Sentinel, security threats, an update on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council and a Wired Magazine contributor, discusses Russian efforts to sow disinformation in the West, how to counter it, why it’s an important issue for the cyber community, the recent Atlantic Council report he coauthored — “Hackers, Hoodies, and Helmets: Technology and the Changing Face of Russian Private Military Contractors” — how such groups are expanding their capabilities beyond the battlefield to political and cyber warfare including offensive cyber operations, how to consider their role as combatants under the laws of war, and the latest revelations from a Twitter whistleblower with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, our guests are Michael Robbins, executive vice president, government & public affairs at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Tobias Whitney, vice president of strategy and policy for Fortress Information Security discuss their effort to establish an industry-wide cybersecurity model and a suite of voluntary standards to address cyber risks specific to uncrewed systems and robotics.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, our guests Andrea Schaumann, the director of federal programs and partnerships at Fortress and Joshua Steinman, co-founder of Galvanick and former deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for cyber security, discuss growing the cyber workforce, highlights from this year’s Black Hat and Defcon cyber conferences and best practices for keeping the United States ahead of adversaries and competitors. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Ezra Cohen, an adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute who served as the acting under secretary of defense for intelligence during the Trump administration, discusses authorities needed to improve national cyber defenses, the logic of separating the National Security Agency and the US Cyber Command, cyber lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine and Chinese operations, role of US government in information warfare, and speeding security clearances with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Daniel Silverberg, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and the managing director of the corporate practice at the Capstone consultancy discusses cybersecurity threats and information sharing following the July 28 CNAS  hosted virtual discussion with Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology at the National Security Council.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Robert Salvia, Fortress’ vice president for professional services, discusses WatchGuard’s first quarter threat report on ransomware, how threat awareness is improving and the balance between good guys and bad ones; and Philip Niedermair and David Moon of the National Cyber Group discuss how the company

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Andrea Schaumann, the director of federal programs and partnerships at Fortress, discusses public-private cyber security partnership language in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act, what successful government-industry cooperation looks like, challenges, and improving defenses in the face of sustained cyber operations by Russia and other

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and a former commander of US Cyber Command who is now a cyber consultant and chairman of the advisory board at cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the need to better integrate government and industry defenses, the importance of resilience and deterrence, balancing the disclosure of classified information and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also supports our cyber coverage. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Technology, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the new commission report he co-authored with Laura Bate — “Workforce Development Agenda for the National Cyber Director” — why the market hasn’t addressed the need for federal cyber talent, capabilities needed for the future, and how to improve recruiting, training, education and retention; and Betsy Soehren Jones, Fortress Information Security’s chief operating officer, and Tobias Whitney, the company’s vice president for strategy and policy, discuss industry feedback for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on software and hardware bill of materials — SBOMs and HBOMs — and how to improve the supply chain at the coding and component levels with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Jim Lewis, director of the Strategic Technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the Biden administration’s new National Security Memorandum on quantum computing and other moves to ensure America’s lead in the critical field from technology to training the right workforce for the future with Defense & Aerospace Report Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Greg Austin who heads the Cyber Power and Future Conflict program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore, discusses Russia’s cyber capabilities, Moscow’s approach to cyber, US and allied offensive and defensive cyber abilities, how brain drain will undermine Russian information and communications technology, Western efforts to live without Russian labor and Russia’s ability to substitute for banned Western technologies, cyber lessons from the Ukraine War, what China is learning from international sanctions on Russia and how Beijing is working hard to avoid running afoul of US export law with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, David Berteau, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, discusses the Defense Department’s plans to roll out the second version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — CMMC 2.0 — next March, why the effort is taking so long, what getting it “right” means, the importance of improving the security of services and government contractors overall, and why recent surveys of public cyber sentiments that on the surface appear grim are actually encouraging with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Suzanne Spaulding, the former cyber director at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the Biden administration’s efforts to improve cyber security and what more should be done, Russian cyber operations in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, issues the second Cyberspace Solarium Commission will address, improving operational technology vulnerabilities, and the importance of better cyber defenses for the nation’s court systems; and Andrea Schaumann of Fortress discusses the technological, operational and business cyber concerns regarding unmanned systems and how to address them with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Fortress’ John Cofrancesco on cyber attack on Russia’s Gazprom, how increasingly effective US defensive and offensive capabilities may lead of complacency across industry-government-public, and whether cyber defenders are improving their agility; and Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies who is also a senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses cyber elements of key legislations like the Competes-USICA, cyber spending priorities in Biden administration’s 2023 budget request, military service J-book cyber details and the White House move to rewrite elements of National Security Presidential Memorandum 13 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, a Wired Magazine contributor and visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discusses the latest attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure by the “Sandworm” cyber unit of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU — officially known as Unit 74455 — how defenders are improving their game, the value and perils of disclosing classified information, takeaways from the FBI’s successful operations to clean Russian malware from global networks, factors shaping Moscow’s approach to global cyber operations, and the German-US designation of Kaspersky as a national cyber threat; and Fortress Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Peter Kassabov discusses growth plans for his company in the wake of Goldman Sachs’ recent $125 million investment in the threat intelligence firm with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, in segment one our guest is Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior advisor to the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; in segment two we speak

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, in segment one our guest is Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior advisor to the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; in

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security and Dr. Amanda Muller, the lead for Responsible AI at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, our guest is Nigel Inkster, the former director of intelligence and operations at Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service otherwise known as MI6 who is now a senior adviser at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, our guest is James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, JC Vega, a retired US Army colonel and former chief information security officer who confounded and served as a director of the Army Cyber Institute at the US Military Academy, discusses defending against anticipated Russian cyber attacks on America, prioritizing threats to better focus defenses, investing and better public-private partnerships to improve cyber security, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security discusses Russia’s cyber operations in Ukraine, the kind of offensive cyber operations the US intelligence expects Russia to execute against American government, infrastructure and industry, what companies can do to protect themselves, prioritizing defenses, what lawmakers have to do over

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior advisor to the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, discusses the NSA-FBI-CISA guidance issued today on

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Wired magazine, discusses the the cyber aspects of Russia’s ongoing buildup of air, land and naval forces around Ukraine, how the conflict could escalate in cyberspace, US role in helping Kiev improve its defenses, defending America

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Jim Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger’s trip to Europe to improve NATO and Ukraine’s cyber defenses, lessons from Russia’s recent cyber operations, defending America against possible Russian offensive cyber operations, and the Biden administration’s new zero trust executive order; and Michael Speca, the president of cybersecurity firm Ardalyst, discusses the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and the first commander of US Cyber Command who is now a cyber consultant and chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses Russia’s cyber and information operations against Ukraine, NATO

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dmitri Alperovich, the co-founder and executive chairman of the bipartisan Silverado Policy Accelerator, discusses his organization’s six cyber priorities for 2022 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council think tank and a Wired magazine contributor discusses what to look for in ’22. In our SNA recap Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm and co-host of the Cavas Ships podcast discusses messaging at the Surface

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security discuss the latest on the Log4J vulnerability and what cyber stories to watch for in 2022 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this final 2021 episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report’s weekly Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and the commander of US Cyber Command who is now a cyber consultant and chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty, and

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. Dean “Data” Clothier, USAF Ret., the director of Joint Cyber Campaigns & Survivability at the Cyber and Information Solutions unit of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems sector, discusses the Log4j vulnerability, lessons from past vulnerabilities that have accelerated response times, how to craft a Joint All Domain Command and Control architecture that is secure and resilient, technology and culture change and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by northern Grumman, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior advisor to the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission who is also the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, discusses the cyber elements of the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act that omitted key intrusion and ransomware reporting requirements, the need for businesses small and large to report intrusions to the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, what’s next for passing legislation including House efforts, and key takeaways from the Reagan National Defense Forum with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Painter, America’s first chief cyber diplomat during the Obama administration and who is now with the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, discusses how civilians are increasingly caught in the middle of escalating cyber war between Israel and Iran, setting and enforcing cyber norms,

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, with an update on the cyber aspects of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure act and President Biden’s proposed $1.85 trillion Build Back Better initiative as well as the commission’s proposals that are

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Bob Metzger of the law firm of Rogers Joseph O’Donnell and Michael Speca, the president of cybersecurity firm Ardalyst, discuss the Biden administration’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 that is consistent with government-wide National Institute for Standards and Technology cyber standards, how the new version

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. JC Vega, USA Ret., the chief information security officer at cybersecurity firm DEVO who co-founded the Army Cyber Institute at the US Military Academy, discusses why cyber education and training must change if the nation is to produce the talent it needs at the scale needed with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Michael Daniel, the president of the Cyber Threat Alliance, discusses ransomware gang REvil’s accusation against the United States, the role of law enforcement, military and intelligence agencies in fighting ransomware attacks, next steps in the battle, the right policy carrots and sticks to improve private-sector security, and countering Russia’s continuing cyber espionage operations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dmitri Alperovich, the co-founder and former CTO of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike who is now the cofounder and executive chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security discuss progress being made across government and the international community in improving cybersecurity and specifically

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council think tank and a Wired magazine contributor, discusses former USAF software chief Nick Chaillan’s regarding the Pentagon’s inability to improve its cyber defenses, grading the Biden administration’s cyber team, the White House’s drive to bring nations together to counter ransomware

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Michael Speca, the president of Ardalyst discusses the key themes from the Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit held this week in Washington, DC–what more remote working and remote learning means for the government and civilian sector, the cost of increased reliance on the cloud, rising activity by

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jennifer Walsmith, vice president of the Cyber and Information Solutions Business Unit of Northrop Grumman’s Network Information Solutions Division, discusses how to best execute the Defense Department’s Joint All Domain Command and Control vision especially its cyber dimensions, ensuring a secure and open architecture, improving hardware

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission who is also affiliated with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, discusses the status of cyber-related legislation working through the House and Senate, key cyber attributes of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Heather Penney, senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies who is the coauthor of “Speed is Life: Accelerating the Air Force’s Ability to Adapt and Win,” discusses how to improve US Air Force cyber capabilities; and Justin Sherman, Wired magazine contributor and Atlantic Council fellow, discusses takeaways from his new report “Cyber Defense Across the Ocean Floor: The Geopolitics of Submarine Cable Security” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Emma Schroeder, an assistant director at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, and Simon Handler, a senior fellow with the intiative, discuss the new paper they co-authored — with initiative director Dr. Trey Herr and intern Frances Schroeder — “Countering Ransomware: Lessons from Aircraft Hijacking,” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Lt. Gen. Tim Haugh, USAF, commander of the Sixteenth Air Force, discusses his priorities for the command that was reconstituted in 2019 to oversee intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, analysis, electronic and cyber warfare, improving cyber defenses and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Karl Wagner, a 30-year CIA veteran who served as a senior counterintelligence officer who is now the cofounder and CEO of ConfirmD by BuddyCheque, discusses how to improve cyber defenses by better visualizing threats, improving risk management and insider trust, importance of “humanware,” defending critical data,

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Cy Alba, a partner with the PilieroMazza law firm, discusses the legal implications of President Biden’s cyber executive order, key upcoming events, impact on prime and sub contractors, improving the supply chain, the outlook for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification process and the role of cyber in the boardroom with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses next cyber steps for the Biden administration, securing the supply chain and insurance and cyberspace; and John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security also discusses key deadlines facing the national security cyber community, assuring the integrity of software and hardware supply chains and ensuring a level playing field with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Cleary, the US Navy’s principal cyber adviser, and Josh O’Sullivan, the chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm Ardalyst, from the sidelines of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference and trade show discuss the kind of relationship needed between government and industry to improve the nation’s cyber security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage of this year’s Sea-Air-Space was sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries and GE Marine and our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and first commander of US Cyber Command who is now the chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses President Biden’s new directive on cyber security and infrastructure, how leaders and followers need to think about a rapidly changing cyber ecosystem, Joint Chief Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten’s comments that DoD must rethink war planning and capabilities after US forces lost an October wargame that simulated defending Taiwan against Chinese attack, responding to Russian ransomware attacks and deterring China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Painter, America’s first chief cyber diplomat during the Obama administration and who is now with the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, discusses what’s next now that the United States, NATO, the EU and allies have agreed to expose Beijing’s malicious cyber activities, countering China and Russia in cyberspace, tackling ransomware attacks as a national security priority, and the challenge posed by spyware in the wake of news reports alleging that products by Israel’s NSO Group has been used against government leaders and journalists worldwide with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dmitri Alperovich, the co-founder and former CTO of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike who is now the cofounder and executive chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security, and Justin Sherman of Wired Magazine and the Atlantic Council think tank who just authored a new paper “Reassessing RuNet: Russian internet isolation and implications for Russian cyber behavior,” discuss the largest ransomware attacks on record by Russia’s ReVil group, what the Biden administration must do next to better either deter Moscow or force it to crack down on domestic cyber criminal groups, improving defenses against ransomware attacks, and authoritarian states and the internet with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman,Nigel Inkster, the director of transnational threats and political risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses IISS’ new report — “Cyber Capabilities and National Power: Net Assessment” — that ranks 15 leading cyber nations that places the United States alone in the top tier, how to counter China and Russia, fighting the ransomware scourge, deterrence in cyberspace, The balance between offense and defense, the line between intelligence gathering and an act of war, and NATO’s Article V and cyber with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Amanda Muller, a senior staff artificial intelligence systems engineer and technical fellow at Northrop Grumman’s Networked Information Solutions Division, discusses how the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s report is shaping AI development, building ethics and trust into systems with “justified confidence,” Biden administration efforts

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Erica Borghard, senior Cyberspace Solarium Commission director who is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Martin Howard, a retired British senior security official who served at MoD, NATO and GCHQ and is now the senior team leader for NATO and cyber for Universal Defence and Security Solutions, discuss the decision by NATO to elevate cyber to an Article V mutual defense issue, cyber deterrence, improving alliance cyber resilience as well as defense and offense, and stepping up the security of member nation’s commercial networks, and the difference between intelligence gathering and malicious activity with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, our guest is Congressman Jim Langevin  (D-RI 2nd District),  senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, where he is the Chairman of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, and of the House Committee on Homeland Security. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dmitri Alperovich, the co-founder and former chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike who is now the co-founder and executive chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security   discuss lesson learned from recent high profile cyber attacks, ways to deter future

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, retired US Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, the former director of the National Security Agency, first commander of the US Cyber Command–now a cyber consultant who serves as the chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty discusses lessons from the Colonial Pipeline

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. JC Vega, US Army Ret., a founder and former director of the US Army Cyber Institute at the US Military Academy who is now the chief information security officer at at a cloud-native logging and security analytics company, Devo, discusses the Biden administration news cyber

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman,  Cyberspace Solarium Commission Executive Director Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), deputy Executive Director John Costello  join John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security  to discuss lesson learned and ways forward  in the wake of the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Corbin Evans, principal director for strategic programs at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) provides an update on the implementation of DoD’s proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and discusses what areas the new administration may be looking to adjust, as well as where NDIA members would like to see greater clarity.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Daan Keuper of Dutch security testing company Computest — who along with his colleague. Thijs Alkemade — exposed a vulnerability in the Zoom communications software to win a $200,000 prize. In our second. segment,  Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council discusses the move by the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service to move more than 170 million internet addresses to an unknown Florida company Global Resource Systems, and Daan Keuper of Dutch security testing company Computest, discusses how he and his colleague Thijs Alkemade discovered a vulnerability in the Zoom communications software to win a $200,000 prize with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and Kiersten Todt, the managing director of The Cyber Readiness Institute and president of Liberty Group Ventures discuss the Biden Administration’s proposed cyber leadership team, priorities and first-hundred day decisions.  

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jennifer Walsmith, Corporate Vice President, Cyber & Information Solutions at Northrop Grumman discusses the evolving cyber threat, the importance of speed, CMMC and approaches to creating solutions to meet customer needs. In segment two James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Michael Garcia, a senior policy adviser on national security at the Third Way think tank who staffed the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses his new report, “The Militarization of Cyberspace? Cyber-Related Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act,” importance of cyber legislation, improving cybersecurity across American society, CMMC and priorities for an extended Cyberspace Solarium Commission with Defense & Aerospace Report Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the week’s top cyber headlines with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jim Conroy, the vice president of emerging systems and strategic initiatives at Northrop Grumman’s Navigation, Targeting and Survivability Division, discusses securing the military internet of things and open architecture systems, and Andrea Schaumann, the federal operations deputy at Fortress Information Security, discusses the company’s participation in the US Army’s recent Technical Support and Operational Analysis with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission reviews recent cyber activities in and out of government, including provisions in the recently passed COVID-19 relief package, as well as updates on implementation of the solarium commission’s 2020 recommendations. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, in segment one Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Cmdr. Chris Hoffman, USN (Ret), the former deputy director at the Naval Academy’s Center for Cyber Security Studies, now with the cyber firm Redjack, discuss recent cyber attacks and Russian attempts to stifle and manipulate western social media platforms.
In segment two Ron Gula of GulaTech Enterprises and the GulaTech Foundation.

On this week’s Cyber Report sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Josh Lospinoso, a 25-year veteran of the US Army and the National Security Agency who is now the co-founder and CEO of cyber security firm Shift5, discusses hardware vulnerabilities across defense platforms as well as commercial products, how to quickly improve security and President Biden’s executive order on cyber supply chain security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Navy Principal Cyber Adviser Chris Cleary discusses the service’s efforts to improve security and cyber warfighting capabilities, and Jenna Paukstis, the vice president of Northrop Grumman’s communications solutions unit, discusses the company’s new Networked Information Solutions division, priorities at the Air Force Association’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium, the Joint All Domain Command and Control System, and the Military Internet of Things.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, in segment one Justin Sherman with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Wired Magazine contributor, discusses the recent article he co-authored with Trey Herr, “Finding a Foreign Policy for the Internet.” In segment two John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security  discusses cyber supply chain defense, vulnerabilities associated with an either or offense vs. defense approach to cyber security and where CMMC needs to mature under the Biden Administration.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Inglis, Distinguished Visiting Professor in Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Commissioner on the Cyber Solarium Commission discusses and  Josh O’Sullivan, chief technology officer for the Annapolis-based cyber defense and digital transformation company Ardalyst discuss the DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model in the wake of the Solar Winds attack and as the Biden Administration begins to focus on government-wide cyber security. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the senior advisor for homeland security and director of the Defending Democratic Institutions project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussed cyber priorities for the Biden administration, Russia’s SolarWinds attack and how the United States should respond at home and to Moscow, deeper public-private partnerships, and how to fight disinformation and domestic extremism with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., the co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discuss progress made and new priorities to improve America’s cybersecurity, the magnitude of the Russian’s assault on US government and industry networks, how to improve security and respond to Moscow, crafting global cyber norms, and how to fight disinformation and the domestic extremism it fuels with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and Wired Magazine contributor, discusses. the use of digital media platforms to organize recent insurrection activities at the U.S. Capitol as well as how the same sites were used in open source investigating to hold perpetrators accountable.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Vern Boyle, the vice president for advanced programs at the Emerging Capabilities Division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, discusses the future of artificial intelligence with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses the recommendations from the panel that made it into this year’s NDAA, including a national cyber director and a more robust CISA staff. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, David Forscey is Managing Director for Aspen Digital’s cyber & technology programming at the Aspen Institute discusses their in-depth report, A National Cybersecurity Agenda for Resilient Digital Infrastructure, outlining an aggressive and ambitious national cybersecurity agenda for the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress as it begins work in January.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Philip Niedermair, CEO of the National Cyber Group (NCG.) and managing director of strategic alliances for Whiteford, Taylor & Preston (WTP) and Ron Gula,  co-founder of GulaTech Adventures, a cyber security investment fund that is working with the next generation of cyber security start-ups, discuss the

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the week’s top cyber headlines with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative and contributor Wired, and David Levine, the Elections Integrity Fellow of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States discuss the cyber security and integrity of the recent presidential election.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses the recent offensive operations undertaken by CYBERCOM to prevent foreign election interference and what it means to persistently engage. While not a specific acknowledgment, Gen. Paul Nakasone,

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman (@jshermcyber) a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative contributor at WIRED and many other outlets discusses election security, dis/mis information attack vectors, recent hospital ransom ware attacks and other timely issues being tracked by the cyber community.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, David Zikusoka, research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), staff on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission and member of the national security team in the office of Vice President Joseph Biden, discusses China’s progress toward a groundbreaking secure communication and encryption system based on the principles of quantum mechanics with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Inglis, Distinguished Visiting Professor in Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Commissioner on the Cyber Solarium Commission discusses building a more diverse cyber work force, specifically the Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative—CEDI, which makes officials and resources such as virtual cyber ranges available to minority-serving institutions through NSA’s National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the former undersecretary for the national protection and program directorate at the Department of Homeland Security who is now the senior advisor for homeland security at the Center for Strategic and International studies, discusses election security and work being down to protect the sanctity of voting infrastructure.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., co-chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force, discusses cyber threats and work to be done identified by the bi-partisan group.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Evanna Hu, the CEO of the machine-learning company Omelas that specializes in identifying and countering disinformation who is also affiliated with the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses how China and Russia are working to discredit leading US defense contractors. Predicting cyber attacks before they happen is

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses his recent article Could Trump Deploy US Cyber Command Against Protestors?, on discussion on setting better limits on the U.S. military’s ability to operate against Americans.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, we featured part 2 of our interview with Katie Arrington, the Chief Information Security Officer, CISO(A) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, ASD(A). We continue the  discussion on the urgent need to implement the DoD’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model, the teeth behind the new

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, we featured part 1 of our interview with Katie Arrington, the Chief Information Security Officer, CISO(A) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, ASD(A) . In this segment we discuss the urgent need to implement the DoD’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model and the progress being

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Department of the Navy’s inaugural chief information security officer, Christopher Cleary cyber competition and conflict, helping service leaders learn and grow from lessons learned and the role CISO’s play in war-fighting and lethality.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses his recent article “The Clean Network Initiative: Another Nail in the Coffin of An Open Internet” and the pros and cons of recent cyber security actions by

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses the latest progress on the more than 80 recommendations being considered by the private sector, executive decision or legislative, including the creation of a national cyber director. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Trey Herr and Will Loomis of the Atlantic Council, contributors on the report “Breaking trust: Shades of crisis across an insecure software supply chain”.  discuss the often overlooked security vulnerabilities associated with software development, deployment and everyday operation. Predicting cyber attacks before they happen is impossible.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the former undersecretary for the national protection and program directorate at the Department of Homeland Security who is now the senior advisor for homeland security at the Center for Strategic and International studies, discusses preventing and responding to adversary misinformation.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, David Zikusoka, research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), staff on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission and member of the national security team in the office of Vice President Joseph Biden, discusses  the CISA emergency directive ordering federal agencies to patch a vulnerability in Windows Domain Name System servers and recent reports of Russian efforts to hack companies working on COVID-19 vaccines. 

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, David Zikusoka, research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), staff on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission and member of the national security team in the office of Vice President Joseph Biden, discusses concerns and vulnerabilities associated with the Chinese app Tik Tok

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Inglis, Distinguished Visiting Professor in Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Commissioner on the Cyber Solarium Commission provides and update on the work being done to establish a national cyber security director and other efforts to codify the 80 recommendations and suggestions from the twelve-person body lead by Senator Angus King and Rep. Mike Gallagher.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Mark Rist, program director for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) for Northrop Grumman discusses how agile software development allows developers to think and act differently to stay ahead of developing threats with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. Sang D. Han, Chief of Infrastructure and Platform, Joint Common Foundation discusses DoD efforts utilizing AI and machine learning in a cloud environment to improve and speed-up warfighting efforts with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the week’s top cyber headlines with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Valentino, the vice president for information warfare and cyber survivability at Northrop Grumman discusses military services approach to information warfare and what it means to project power in cyber space with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses traditional grey-zone behavior and the correlation to adversary cyber tactics and behavior towards government and business online infrastructure and information with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Executive Director at Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council discusses the need to protect health care innovation capital from cyber exploitation and interference with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses the critical need and practical mechanics to implement the commissions more than 80 recommendations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the limitations of traditional deterrence and cyber defense in dealing with groups like the Chinese PLA’s Naikon and other high end threats with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Valentino, the vice president for information warfare and cyber survivability at Northrop Grumman discusses the need for US government and industry cyber efforts to build and maintain systems that incorporate threat specific resiliency and survivability  with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Philip Niedermair, the managing director of strategic alliances for the Whiteford, Taylor & Preston law firm who also the CEO of the National Cyber Group and chairs the private sector committee at the Army Cyber Institute, discusses the Maker Movement that is mobilizing the worldwide tech and cyber community to print masks and ventilator parts during the coronavirus pandemic with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses the evolution and nuances of cyber deterrence in today’s national security environment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Michael Speca, the president of Ardalyst, and Josh O’Sullivan, a Navy veteran who’s the company’s chief technology officer, discuss how to ensure security while working from home during the coronavirus crisis with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rep. Mike Gallagher, PhD, R-Wisc., the co-chairman of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the need for through-life cyber education for the American public from K-12 and beyond with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses how cyber operations and warfare differs from other traditional warfighting domains.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Tom Fanning, the chairman, CEO and president of the Southern Company — one of the nation’s leading utilities — who served as one of the 14 commissioners on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the commission’s recommendations including requiring businesses to certify cyber security and how to disconnect the grid from the internet in a crisis with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Capitol Hill at the rollout of the report. The commission was co-chaired by Sen. Angus King, I-Me., and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., and crafted 75 recommendations to improve US and allied cyber deterrence and security. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the former undersecretary for the national protection and program directorate at the Department of Homeland Security who is now the senior advisor for homeland security at the Center for Strategic and International studies, discusses the upcoming Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendations. Spaulding is one of 14 members of the commission that is chaired by Sen. Angus King, Maine-I, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Carolyn Kwieraga, the director of enterprise services at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems’ Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses the implementation of the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification to improve cybersecurity across the defense industrial base with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The weekly Cyber Report and our cyber coverage are sponsored by Northrop Grumman.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Patrick Cronin, PhD, the chair for Asia-Pacific Security at the Hudson Institute, discusses China and 5G technology and cyber risks with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Benjamin Jensen, PhD, professor at American University and Marine Corps University as well as a member of the Cyber Security Solarium Commission, discusses the need for more research to better understand the dynamics of cyber deterrence and escalation among great powers and the report he coauthored with Brandon Valentino, PhD, “What Do We Know About Cyber Escalation? Observations From Simulations and Surveys,” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Donna Dodson, the chief cybersecurity advisor at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, discusses engineering cyber security interoperability across government and industry with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Rear Adm. William Metts, USN Ret., the director for strategy and program integration at Northrop Grumman Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses cyber training and certification across all warfare domains with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Rear Adm. William Metts, USN Ret., the director for strategy and program integration at Northrop Grumman Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses setting cyber proficiency standards across DoD and the whole of government with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Rear Adm. William Metts, USN Ret., the director for strategy and program integration at Northrop Grumman Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses the difference between defensive and offensive cyber with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Rear Adm. William Metts, USN Ret., the director for strategy and program integration at Northrop Grumman Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses unique shipboard cyber vulnerabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, US Army Ret., Northrop Grumman’s lead corporate executive for Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, discusses integrating US Army electromagnetic warfare, cyber and information operations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, US Army Ret., Northrop Grumman’s lead corporate executive for Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, discusses the unique requirements and operating environment associated with offensive and defense operations in the Army cyber force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this week’s Cyber Report, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, US Army Ret., Northrop Grumman’s lead cororate executive for Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, discusses the need to improve the cyber security of America’s high-tech weapons with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The Cyber Report and our cyber coverage are sponsored by Northrop Grumman.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and on this fourth episode of the Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions, Matt Jorgenson talks to Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian about how to protect your personal information online and the importance of backing up your data.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and on this third episode of the Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions, Matt Jorgenson talks to Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian about the importance of having strong passwords to protect your online profile.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and on this second episode of the Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions, Matt Jorgenson talks to Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian about how to take stock of all the devices and programs that are connected to your online profile.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and on this first episode of the Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions, Matt Jorgenson talks to Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian about what cyber security is and why it matters.