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Statement from GEN Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, USCYBERCOM, Director NSA on 2022 midterm elections
November 8, 2022 — Vigilance – today and every day – isn’t just a watchword, it’s a matter of democracy. As millions of Americans cast their vote, U.S. Cyber Command and NSA are committed to defending our electoral... MORE

CYBERCOM concludes CYBER FLAG 23 exercise
November 4, 2022 — U.S. Cyber Command hosted CYBER FLAG 23-1 CF23-1 a Multinational Tactical Exercise on October 17-28 as well as a Multinational Symposium MNS and Tabletop Exercise TTX October 27-28 at the Joint Staff Training Facility, Suffolk, Va... MORE

CYBER 101 – Cyber Mission Force
November 1, 2022 — The Cyber Mission Force (CMF) is U.S. Cyber Command’s (USCYBERCOM) action arm. CMF teams execute the command’s mission to direct, synchronize and coordinate cyberspace operations in defense of U.S. national interests. Members of the CMF work to ensure commanders across the Joint Force can operate freely in the cyber domain and accomplish their assigned missions... MORE

CYBER 101 - Defend Forward and Persistent Engagement
October 25, 2022 — Cyberspace is not governed by a central body, but by numerous government and non-governmental organizations across the globe. The cyber domain is not naturally occurring and is wholly dependent upon owned or leased technology on both government and commercial infrastructure providers for its existence and operation. Due to the ever-evolving technological aspects of the information environment, adversaries are continuously looking to disrupt and degrade the integrity of U.S. information networks and those of its allies and partners... MORE

CYBER 101 - U.S. Cyber Command Mission
October 18, 2022 — The mission of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is to plan and execute global cyber operations, activities, and missions to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners across the full spectrum of competition and conflict... MORE

CYBERCOM executed global cyberspace defensive operation
October 17, 2022 — U.S. Cyber Command conducted a new defensive cyberspace operation concept from October 3-14, 2022... MORE

221003-N-XK809-1002 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (Oct. 3, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Networks) 2nd Class Samantha Thompson, assigned to U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. 10th Fleet, mans the defensive cyber operations watch officer desk in the maritime operations center in support of Global Cyber Defensive Operations. The Global Cyber Defensive Operations is a U.S. Cyber Command led enduring defensive campaigning activity with partners to hunt and identify Indicators of Compromise commonly used by malicious cyberspace actors on designated networks supporting the Joint Force’s logistics and power projection capabilities globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William Sykes)

CYBER 101 - U.S. Cyber Command History
October 4, 2022 — Computer experts recognized in the 1960s that there was a pressing need to protect computers and the data they contain. That urgency increased with incidents of hacking, cyberespionage attempts, and equipment malfunctions. Even movies highlighted computer security. 1983’s WarGames, for instance, alarmed then-President Reagan. He tasked the Pentagon to determine whether the movie’s events could actually happen. Their verdict: yes, something eerily similar already had (in 1979)... MORE

GEN Nakasone visits JTF-SD
July 28, 2022 — U.S. Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, speaks with U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, deputy commander of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 26, 2022. Nakasone visited the organization to better understand how intelligence supports the JTF-SD mission. The JTF-SD, and its National Space Defense Center, provide unprecedented unity of effort with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office to protect and defend against threats in the space domain. Through this partnering, the JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lekendrick Stallworth)... MORE

Cyber National Mission Force discloses IOCs from Ukrainian networks
July 20, 2022 — FORT GEORGE E. MEADE, Md.-- In close coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, USCYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force is disclosing these indicators of compromise. In the last few months,... MORE

Industry Day provides tech companies insights into what USCYBERCOM needs now, in future
June 16, 2022 — With the rapidly evolving landscape of the cyber domain occurring in real time, U.S. Cyber Command recognizes the value and role industry partners play in providing support to the Command, which is... MORE

With the rapidly evolving landscape of the cyber domain occurring in real time, U.S. Cyber Command recognizes the value and role industry partners play in providing support to the Command, which is why the Command hosted a classified Industry Day event on June 14.

The event included over 100 companies whose technical experts were briefed by USCYBERCOM’s Directorate leaders about their needs for advanced cyber capabilities.