Pentagon

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Week

“We are going to have to assess where we are in regards to the ongoing litigation and determine what the best path forward is for the department,” deputy Pentagon press secretary Jamal Brown said, citing remarks by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks at a public forum late last month. Hicks said then that she could…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Hackers Helped Pentagon Patch Thousands of Flaws

Bug bounty programs and a vulnerability disclosure policy have helped the U.S. Department of Defense patch thousands of security holes in its systems. Nearly one year after it announced its vulnerability disclosure policy, the Pentagon received 2,837 valid bug reports from roughly 650 white hat hackers located in 50 countries around the world, according to…