It’s time to abandon the dream of an open, federated, multiplayer identity-provider ecosystem and move on, one of the pioneers of the concept told AFCEA’s 2021 Federal Identity Forum and ExpoTuesday. “This federation dream that we've been hanging on to a long time, this model of anybody can get a credential from dozens or hundreds of identity providers and use it everywhere, hasn't taken hold, and I...
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The military’s next steps may advance applications of artificial intelligence. Winner of The Cyber Edge 2021 Writing Contest Convincing senior defense decision makers to significantly invest in artificial intelligence capabilities that would add more value to the United States’ already digitized operational capabilities—particularly in the cyber domain—needs more than pronouncements that “AI can save the taxpayers money.” It requires a logical progression of defining the objective, identifying...
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Cyber warfighting success means examining wetware. 2nd Place in The Cyber Edge 2021 Writing Contest The United States stands on the cusp of a future defined by great power competitions that will undoubtedly be characterized by broad, deep and subtle cyber warfare strategies and tactics. The nation must make a deliberate decision to defend the digital human attack surface effectively by blurring traditional battle lines and creating...
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The consumer is the product. 3rd Place in The Cyber Edge 2021 Writing Contest A military-age male left home and traveled through the city, unaware he was being surveilled. Those watching him knew his patterns and preferences. They collected his point of departure, route and destination to predict when he would be most vulnerable for attack. Arriving at a marketplace, he meandered through a few high-traffic areas....
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A delayed focus on IT modernization could create a gap between frequent high-impact cyber breaches and the U.S. Department of the Navy’s preparedness to address them. From the SolarWinds hack to ransomware, new cyber threats emerge almost weekly. Advances in technology to help defend against such threats occur so quickly that current acquisition and infrastructure programs cannot keep pace. The good news is the Navy recognizes the urgency to secure...
Read MoreCloud-based service models offer challenges, benefits to Pentagon agencies. As the Department of Defense migrates more mission-critical systems and software to cloud environments, it must also consider an innovative way for securing this new environment from potential cyber attack. It is up to DoD organizations like the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to work out the details of such efforts and ensure the military’s considerable inventory of...
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