The increasing complexity of current and emerging cloud, multicloud and hybrid network environments combined with the rapidly escalating and evolving nature of adversary threats has exposed vulnerability gaps within traditional cybersecurity protections.
Over the past several months, we have seen continued efforts by the Department of Defense to take new approaches to strengthen defenses. During the Cyberspace Solarium Commission in March, for example, federal lawmakers and outside experts recommended the National Guard and National Reserve have an increased role in combating catastrophic cyber scenarios, with the idea being to establish a special cyber reserve force that could take advantage of Guard members’ cyber expertise.
And in December, the Defense Innovation Unit and Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Administration signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on and improve cybersecurity initiatives, such as network and infrastructure security, web security, endpoint security, data security and digital risk management.
Although this is an important step toward better protecting federal networks, organizations within the DoD and intelligence…
