Top Pentagon cyber policy official Katherine Sutton said recent conflicts have emphasized the importance of cyber, and that the department can’t make old mistakes with AI security.

Paul Lyons, principal deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, also discussed the importance of cyber offense.

The committee held a closed briefing Wednesday with company reps, and more oversight is in the works.

The program comes as the tech industry races to secure software before similar AI-powered offensive capabilities become too much for defenders to handle.

There’s been no visible surge, at least not yet, said DOD’s Terry Kalka and CISA’s Nick Andersen.

It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers.

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

Lesley Bernys Executive Director, DOD Cyber Crime Center & Jeffrey Hunt Global Operations Branch Chief, DOD Cyber Crime Center

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Section 702, set to sunset at the end of April, but with no Trump administration witnesses present.

Tom Cotton, R-Okla., cited Chinese and Russian involvement in open-source tech and the risks to government and defense systems.