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29 July

Rojoef Manuel

Virginia Company to Upgrade Pentagon’s Cloud Capabilities

ICF has received a contract to modernize the US Department of Defense Manpower Data Center’s cloud-based capabilities.

29 July

Pictured are Soldiers deployed on Exercise Army Cyber Spartan taking part in creating traffic for the network in order to enable the Blue and Red teams taking part in the exercise to complete their tasks. Exercise Army Cyber Spartan 5 (ACS5) is an offensive and defensive cyber exercise on a live network with the aim to attract the widest talent. Ex. ACS5 welcomes participation from across the Field Army, with units invited to form Blue teams consisting of 10 people each with up to 30 Blue Teams in total. The Blue Teams are the exercising troops and are defending and administering representatives systems and services in a military context, whilst ensuring continued access to user. The Red Team are the opposing force (OPFOR) and their role is to attempt a series of exploits to gain access to information or disrupt normal service operation. These are the actions that the Blue Team are defending against.

Rojoef Manuel

QinetiQ to Administer British Thundercloud Military Management System

QinetiQ has received a contract to supervise the UK Ministry of Defence’s Thundercloud military data management system.

26 July

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, US, S.Korea Warn of N.Korea Cyber Op to Steal Military, Nuclear Secrets

Britain, the US, and South Korea issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global cyber espionage campaign to further the country's nuclear ambitions.

24 July

Real-time cyber attacks, including information on the attack's origin, type and target, as well as, the attacker's IP address, geographic location and ports being utilized, are displayed on the Norse attack map on the 275th Cyberspace Squadron's operations floor, known as the Hunter's Den. The squadron is one of four squadrons compromising the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

IBM to Provide Cybersecurity Support for US Allies in Europe, Asia

The US has awarded IBM a $26-million contract to provide cybersecurity support for allied governments in the Europe and Eurasia region.

15 July

Maj. Michael Matchette, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron radiologist, reviews computed tomography scans from a trauma patient to determine the severity of the injuries at the Air Force Theater Hospital, Feb. 20. The CT scan process goes directly from the scanning machine to the computer, which allows doctors to diagnose medical problems faster. Matchette is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Rojoef Manuel

Alabama Company to Provide Cyber Risk Management for US Defense Health Agency

Alabama-based Sentar has received a $32-million contract to deliver cybersecurity risk management for the Defense Health Agency.

12 July

NATO defense ministers meet for two days of meetings at the alliance's headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, June 27, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Rojoef Manuel

NATO to Establish Integrated Cybersecurity Center in Europe

NATO has agreed to open a new cyber defense facility in Europe that will defend its members from advanced digital threats.

10 July

Joe Saballa

Indonesia Urged to Create Separate Military Branch for Cyber Warfare

The Indonesian government is being encouraged to form a separate military branch dedicated solely to cyber warfare.

4 July

Soldier using laptop in computer server room

Staff Writer With AFP

Amazon to Build ‘Top Secret’ Cloud for Australia’s Spies

Top-secret Australian military intelligence will be stored on a custom cloud server built by US tech giant Amazon for $1.3 billion, Canberra said.

Jun- 2024 -

20 June

Exercise Director Commander Charles Elliott briefs participants during Cyber Coalition 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. - NATO Photo by Allied Command Transformation

Rojoef Manuel

Louisiana State University to Develop Cyber Training for NATO

NATO is collaborating with Louisiana State University to develop lessons for the alliance’s cyber defense training in Europe.

19 June

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Assumes CYBERCOM Support Role

The US Army has taken over the Combatant Command Support Agent role for the Cyber Command as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

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