To win the internet, the Pentagon’s info ops need more humanity and a dash of absurdity
U.S. information operations should dispense with deception and obfuscation and embrace truth as well as the absurdity of meme culture.
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A version of the “North Atlantic Fellas Organization” meme shows riffs on a meeting of the G-7 leaders. (via KnowYourMeme) Commentary -
Illustration by Denys/Getty Images Government Pentagon put microgrid technology to the test at DEF CON, drawing on hackers’ ingenuity
The collaboration unfolded at the cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas where more than 1,700 attendees attempted to outsmart DOD technology.
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Joint Artificial Intelligence Center director U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, speaks during a press briefing, the pentagon, Washington, D.C. in 2021. (Pentagon photo) Geopolitics Head of DOD artificial intelligence command warns Pentagon must improve to beat China on AI
Lt. Gen. Michael Groen said DOD will need to do more to bring the branches together and act as a “doer” instead of a coordinating body.
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Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone arrives at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nakasone has advocated for the White House not to change DOD’s cyber operations’ authorities. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Threats Biden set to approve expansive authorities for Pentagon to carry out cyber operations
The State Department fought hard to win back the cyber authorities that it lost under the Trump administration but did not prevail.
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Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Policy Opinion: The intellectual mistakes that crippled U.S. cyber policy
The U.S. will never successfully address cyberspace attacks against the U.S. private sector if it considers it outside the Pentagon’s purview.
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A collection of meme posted by NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce his @NSA_CSDirector account. Threats Spy agency embraces meme culture and the internet is here for it
The NSA cybersecurity director’s memes suggest the Pentagon may have finally figured out how to use internet culture to its advantage.
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The Moscone Center where RSA Conference is being held. (RSA Conference) Government Collaboration between CISA, Cyber Command thwarted dangerous cyberattacks, officials said
During the 2023 RSA Conference, top officials provided rare insight into sharing information to protect U.S. networks from malicious hackers.
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This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Policy Coming to DEF CON 31: Hacking AI models
A group of prominent AI companies committed to opening their models to attack at this year’s DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd L) gives opening remarks as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (R) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia Laura Cooper (L) listen during a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Pentagon on May 23. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Government The Pentagon may require vendors certify their software is free of known flaws. Experts are split.
The debate is over whether the provision is unrealistic or if it’s a game changing move to cut down on software vulnerabilities.
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A woman works on a laptop inside a “Point of Invincibility” — gathering points providing alternative sources of heating, mobile communication and internet access — on November 28, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. (Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Threats Notorious Russian hacking group appears to resurface with fresh cyberattacks on Ukraine
The group’s first known activity in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion registered dormant domains in order to obscure their attacks.