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CYBERCOM lead touts partnership with DHS

The nation's current cyber strategy is not stovepiped, it's integrated and it's effective, said Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency,

Alexander: DoD needed to respond to cyber attacks

The Defense Department "would be the natural ones to defend the country" in the event of a cyber attack, asserted Gen. Keith Alexander, head of Cyber Command and the National Security Agency while

DIB active defense cybersecurity pilot near start

The Defense Department is close to starting a 90-day pilot with the defense industrial base that will test an active defense capability analogous to the Homeland Security Department's Einstein 3

Gen. Alexander: CYBERCOM structure will ensure seamless response to cyber crisis

Should a "cyber crisis" occur, the government has to work together seamlessly, said Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency. "A crisis

Cyber Command fully operational, says DoD

U.S. Cyber Command is now fully operational, the Defense Department announced Nov. 3. The new command, co-located with the National Security Agency in Ft. Mede, Md., is tasked with defending more

Gen. Alexander outlines state of CYBERCOM, requests funds and clear authorities

Despite its official activation in May, Cyber Command still lacks a clear picture on its national role in defending networks, said its first commander, Gen. Keith Alexander, who is also head of the

Loose networks sink ships

Despite evidence that adversaries are "targeting systems for remote sabotage," Defense Department cybersecurity today is closer to cleaning up after network penetrations rather than stopping them in

Video: Gen. Keith Alexander speaks at CSIS on June 3

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DoD could defend critical private sector infrastructure from cyber attack

The Defense Department is contemplating creation of a government-sponsored cybersecurity regime for operators of critical private sector infrastructure, a top Pentagon official said May 26. "This

Lynn: Cyberspace same as land, sea, air and space

The Defense Department recognizes that cyberspace is as important a military domain as the land, sea, air and space, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said May 21 during a ceremony to officially