Tags U.S. Cyber Command
Cyber Command's latest VirusTotal upload has been linked to an active attack
The malware has been linked with APT28, the same hacking group that breached the DNC during the 2016 election cycle.
U.S. Cyber Command knows its weapons may one day be used by its targets
The idea that adversaries might reverse engineer NSA exploits is one that military leaders deal with every day. So what's being done to prevent it from happening?
Cyber Command has redeployed overseas in effort to protect 2020 elections
The moves are meant to complicate possible election interference originating in countries like Russia. The goal is to be "in constant contact with the enemy," one general said.
NSA's Russian cyberthreat task force is now permanent
The task force the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command created last year to thwart Russian influence and cyberattacks is now permanent.
U.S. Cyber Command has shifted its definition of success
The success of Cyber Command can be measured in actions taken by other government agencies, according to a top command official.
Cyber specialists will be watching — and learning from — Ukraine’s election
Regardless of what unfolds during Ukraine’s election, there will likely be data points that analysts at DHS and Cyber Command can learn from.
