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The Evolution of Cyber: Newest Subordinate Unified Command is Nation’s Joint Cyber Force
December 19, 2022 — The Cyber National Mission Force officially became the Department of Defense’s newest subordinate unified command during a ceremony at U.S. Cyber Command Headquarters here, Dec. 19, 2022, highlighting the evolution of a persistent, professional cyber force today and into the future... MORE

Before the Invasion: Hunt Forward Operations in Ukraine
November 28, 2022 — U.S. joint forces, in close cooperation with the government of Ukraine, conducted defensive cyber operations alongside Ukrainian Cyber Command personnel from December 2021 to March 2022, as part of a wider effort to contribute to enhancing the cyber resiliency in national critical networks... MORE

CNMF Commander Engages with Bulgarian Allies
November 18, 2022 — U.S. Cyber National Mission Force Commander U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman met Tuesday with Bulgaria's Chief of Defense, Adm. Emil Eftimov, in the nation's capital, Sofia... MORE

CYBER 101: Hunt Forward Operations
November 15, 2022 — Hunt Forward Operations (HFOs) are strictly defensive cyber operations conducted by U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) at the request of partner nations. Upon invitation, USCYBERCOM Hunt Forward Teams deploy to partner nations to observe and detect malicious cyber activity on host nation networks. The operations generate insights that bolster homeland defense and increase the resiliency of shared networks from cyber threats... MORE

How U.S. Cyber Command, NSA are defending midterms elections: One team, one fight
August 25, 2022 — With 75 days until the midterm elections, the Dept. of Defense is fully engaged to defend the U.S. electoral system from foreign interference and foreign influence alongside interagency partners... MORE

“Partnership in Action”: Croatian, U.S. cyber defenders hunting for malicious actors
August 18, 2022 — For the first time in U.S. Cyber Command history, a team of elite defensive cyber operators deployed to Croatia to hunt for malicious cyber activity on partner networks, returning with new insights and partnership that bolster the Nation’s defense... 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

U.S. conducts first Hunt Forward Operation in Lithuania
May 4, 2022 — At the invitation of the Lithuanian government, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force deployed a hunt forward team to conduct defensive cyber operations alongside partner cyber forces, concluding in May... MORE

Iranian Government-Sponsored Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against Global Government and Commercial Networks
February 24, 2022 — Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Against Malicious Activity Search for indicators of compromise. Use antivirus software. Patch all... MORE

Iranian intel cyber suite of malware uses open source tools
January 12, 2022 — To better enable defense against malicious cyber actors, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force has identified and disclosed multiple open-source tools that Iranian intelligence actors are using in networks around the world... MORE