Protecting Your Shipmates By Protecting Yourself
From Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command Public Affairs Cybersecurity is an “all hands on deck” effort to ensure the nation’s networks and systems are protected against those who wish to do us harm. Last week, we talked about what the Navy is doing at the enterprise level to protect our nation, our Sailors and their …
Enhancing Cyber Protection While Increasing Resiliency
From the Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) “…we’re in the cyber fight 24/7, 365 days a year, and our foes in that fight are sophisticated, and technologically advanced, and they are very well resourced, and they are focused on penetrating our systems.” – Adm. John Richardson Chief of …
Know Your Enemy: Cyber adversaries are targeting you
From U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/ U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs As modern warfare expands into the cyber domain, the Navy faces enormous and mounting challenges. Foreign governments and non-state actors employ cyberspace operations on behalf of broader strategic political and military objectives. Adversaries leverage publicly available online tools in order to quickly identify vulnerabilities that allow …
Know Your Enemy: Cyber adversaries are targeting you
From U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/ U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs As modern warfare expands into the cyber domain, the Navy faces enormous and mounting challenges. Foreign governments and non-state actors employ cyberspace operations on behalf of broader strategic political and military objectives. Adversaries leverage publicly available online tools in order to quickly identify vulnerabilities that allow …
Cyber Adversaries Threaten Our Security
From Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) Although cybersecurity is important every day, October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month provides the Navy with the opportunity to highlight the critical importance of cybersecurity throughout the enterprise – outlining how adversaries operate, what the Navy is doing to improve its cybersecurity, and …
Protecting Yourself in the Digital Age
By Capt. Bryan Lopez, Retired Space and Naval Warfare System Command Network security in the workplace is of paramount importance to our daily mission, but we can’t forget to protect ourselves against cyber vulnerability in our personal lives as well. Here are a few tips to help: Operating System Updates and Anti-Virus Software One of …
All Hands Need to Practice Cyber Safety
By George D. Bieber Naval Information Forces Public Affairs Cyberthreats come from a variety of sources including nation states, profit-motivated criminals, ideologically motivated hackers, extremists and terrorists. When you log on to a Navy network or system, you’re in the cyber battlespace. If there are weaknesses in the Navy’s defenses, its networks and computers can …
The Navy’s Cybersecurity Focus
From Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee this year, Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet, stated, “U. S. Navy freedom of action in cyberspace is necessary for all missions that our nation expects us …
Navy Cybersecurity: Anatomy of a Cyber Intrusion
By CTNC (IDW/SW/AW) Jason E. Lois Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command The security of the Navy networks is a continuous, all-hands effort. Every day, Sailors and civilians must stand guard on our Navy’s digital quarterdeck to prevent cyber intrusions. Cyber threats are real, and cyber criminals are determined, intelligent and persistent. Cybersecurity protections, such as …
Navy Cybersecurity: Anatomy of a Cyber Intrusion
By CTNC (IDW/SW/AW) Jason E. Lois Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command The security of the Navy networks is a continuous, all-hands effort. Every day, Sailors and civilians must stand guard on our Navy’s digital quarterdeck to prevent cyber intrusions. Cyber threats are real, and cyber criminals are determined, intelligent and persistent. Cybersecurity protections, such as …