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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. For three months, the U.S. cyber operators hunted for malicious cyber activity on key Lithuanian national defense systems and Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ networks alongside its allies. This was the first shared defensive cyber operation between Lithuanian cyber forces and CNMF in their country. ... MORE

“Cyber 9-Line” Improves Cybersecurity and Enables Election Integrity
June 9, 2020 — When Dorchester County reported a ransomware attack on a majority of its servers this past January, Maryland turned to a program recently established by U.S. Cyber Command and the National Guard... MORE

Graphic depicting incident data flow and the use of the “Cyber 9-Line

U.S. Cyber Command Celebrates 10 Years of Growth
May 21, 2020 — Today marks the 10th anniversary of U.S. Cyber Command. This video showcases a decade of defending the world's most complicated network... MORE

Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday
March 2, 2020 — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander and National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs today released the following joint statement:... MORE

USCYBERCOM hiring events to fill Cyber Excepted Service positions
November 21, 2018 — USCYBERCOM is hosting upcoming hiring events to fill Cyber Excepted Service positions, including two events Nov. 28 and Dec. 3... MORE

New CNMF initiative shares malware samples with cybersecurity industry
November 5, 2018 — Today, the Cyber National Mission Force posted its first malware sample to the website VirusTotal in an effort to share unclassified malware samples it believes will have an impact on improving global cybersecurity... MORE

Cyber Mission Force achieves Full Operational Capability
May 17, 2018 — All 133 of U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Mission Force teams achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC), USCYBERCOM officials announced today... MORE

USCYBERCOM Change of Command and Elevation (Video)
May 4, 2018 — Watch the video from USCYBERCOM's change of command and elevation ceremony from May 4... MORE

U.S. Cyber Command flexes new acquisition muscle
October 12, 2017 — U.S. Cyber Command has begun executing its new "limited acquisition authority" to speed up the acquisitions process for cyber-specific tools, officials here said... MORE

Teams defend against simulated attacks in Cyber Guard exercise
June 5, 2017 — Cyber Guard 2017, a weeklong exercise conducted in June, tested and exercised the men and women of U.S. Cyber Command's Cyber Mission Force and interagency partner teams from across federal and state organizations tasked with defending critical infrastructure. ... MORE