Mark Pomerleau

Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for C4ISRNET, covering information warfare and cyberspace.


  • Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018
    Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018

    The defensive operational arm of Cyber Command – Joint Force Headquarters-DoDIN – is slated for full operational capability for the beginning of 2018. Brig. Gen. Robert Skinner, deputy commander of JFHQ-DoDIN told C4ISRNET that Cyber Command Chief Admiral Mike Rogers set a Jan. 1 target for full operational capability. Skinner noted during a Jan. 15…

  • DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’
    DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’

    Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Intelligence Committee that cyberspace is affording bold actors opportunities to be even more aggressive. “The challenge particularly in the cyber realm, I’ll say, is that there’s kind of an insidious progression of aggressiveness,” DNI James Clapper said at Tuesday’s hearing. “I’ve certainly seen this over the…

  • Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs
    Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs

    The Marine Corps is using realistic science fiction to help craft a narrative to better postulate what future operating environments might look like.

  • Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs
    Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs

    The Marine Corps is turning to science fiction and short stories to help forecast future operating concepts in an increasingly complex world. A Science Fiction Futures Workshop held at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory resulted in three realistic short stories based on the memo “Marine Corps Security Environment Forecast: Futures 2030-2045” (MCSEF), known as the…

  • What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?
    What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?

    The presidential inauguration is one of the biggest events of the year, culminating months of hard fought campaigning and celebrating democracy. The event also provides an international stage for potentially malicious actors to make a name for themselves with thousands of citizens, elected officials and government personnel gathered for the parade and day-long festivities. The…

  • Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report
    Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report

    In a highly anticipated report, the intelligence community provided brief details regarding the recent Russian hacking incidents.

  • Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report
    Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Friday afternoon released a highly anticipated unclassified version of a “highly classified” assessment detailing Russian activities as they relate to the election-related hacking, finding Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the incursion and describing it as an “influence operation,” the “boldest yet in the U.S.” The report was…

  • Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks
    Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks

    It’s argued, especially in Congress, that the U.S. has not responded strongly enough in cyberspace to high-profile incidents as to deter future behavior. Two such incidents include the hack and theft of more than 20 million records from the databases of the Office of Personnel Management and the recent allegations of Russian interference in the…

  • Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations
    Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations

    The Obama administration issued a public response to hacking incidents against U.S. political institutions and meddling in the presidential election attributed to the Russian government in the way of sanctions against individuals and organizations affiliated with the conspiracy. Though welcomed by some, others have criticized the response as too late, noting that the sanctions —…

  • DoD unveils open data project
    DoD unveils open data project

    The Pentagon, in partnership with Data.world, unveiled a new open data project on a new resource called Data.mil, providing information on aerial bombings from World War I through the Vietnam War.

  • Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018
    Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018

    The defensive operational arm of Cyber Command – Joint Force Headquarters-DoDIN – is slated for full operational capability for the beginning of 2018. Brig. Gen. Robert Skinner, deputy commander of JFHQ-DoDIN told C4ISRNET that Cyber Command Chief Admiral Mike Rogers set a Jan. 1 target for full operational capability. Skinner noted during a Jan. 15…

  • DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’
    DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’

    Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Intelligence Committee that cyberspace is affording bold actors opportunities to be even more aggressive. “The challenge particularly in the cyber realm, I’ll say, is that there’s kind of an insidious progression of aggressiveness,” DNI James Clapper said at Tuesday’s hearing. “I’ve certainly seen this over the…

  • Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs
    Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs

    The Marine Corps is using realistic science fiction to help craft a narrative to better postulate what future operating environments might look like.

  • Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs
    Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs

    The Marine Corps is turning to science fiction and short stories to help forecast future operating concepts in an increasingly complex world. A Science Fiction Futures Workshop held at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory resulted in three realistic short stories based on the memo “Marine Corps Security Environment Forecast: Futures 2030-2045” (MCSEF), known as the…

  • What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?
    What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?

    The presidential inauguration is one of the biggest events of the year, culminating months of hard fought campaigning and celebrating democracy. The event also provides an international stage for potentially malicious actors to make a name for themselves with thousands of citizens, elected officials and government personnel gathered for the parade and day-long festivities. The…

  • Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report
    Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report

    In a highly anticipated report, the intelligence community provided brief details regarding the recent Russian hacking incidents.

  • Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report
    Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Friday afternoon released a highly anticipated unclassified version of a “highly classified” assessment detailing Russian activities as they relate to the election-related hacking, finding Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the incursion and describing it as an “influence operation,” the “boldest yet in the U.S.” The report was…

  • Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks
    Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks

    It’s argued, especially in Congress, that the U.S. has not responded strongly enough in cyberspace to high-profile incidents as to deter future behavior. Two such incidents include the hack and theft of more than 20 million records from the databases of the Office of Personnel Management and the recent allegations of Russian interference in the…

  • Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations
    Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations

    The Obama administration issued a public response to hacking incidents against U.S. political institutions and meddling in the presidential election attributed to the Russian government in the way of sanctions against individuals and organizations affiliated with the conspiracy. Though welcomed by some, others have criticized the response as too late, noting that the sanctions —…

  • DoD unveils open data project
    DoD unveils open data project

    The Pentagon, in partnership with Data.world, unveiled a new open data project on a new resource called Data.mil, providing information on aerial bombings from World War I through the Vietnam War.

  • Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018
    Hub for Cyber Command Defensive Ops Fully Operational by 2018

    The defensive operational arm of Cyber Command – Joint Force Headquarters-DoDIN – is slated for full operational capability for the beginning of 2018. Brig. Gen. Robert Skinner, deputy commander of JFHQ-DoDIN told C4ISRNET that Cyber Command Chief Admiral Mike Rogers set a Jan. 1 target for full operational capability. Skinner noted during a Jan. 15…

  • DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’
    DNI on Cyberspace: An ‘Insidious Progression of Aggressiveness’

    Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Intelligence Committee that cyberspace is affording bold actors opportunities to be even more aggressive. “The challenge particularly in the cyber realm, I’ll say, is that there’s kind of an insidious progression of aggressiveness,” DNI James Clapper said at Tuesday’s hearing. “I’ve certainly seen this over the…

  • Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs
    Marines study sci-fi to plan for future battlefield needs

    The Marine Corps is using realistic science fiction to help craft a narrative to better postulate what future operating environments might look like.

  • Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs
    Marines Study Sci-Fi to Plan for Future Battlefield Needs

    The Marine Corps is turning to science fiction and short stories to help forecast future operating concepts in an increasingly complex world. A Science Fiction Futures Workshop held at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory resulted in three realistic short stories based on the memo “Marine Corps Security Environment Forecast: Futures 2030-2045” (MCSEF), known as the…

  • What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?
    What Does It Take to (Cyber)Secure the Presidential Inauguration?

    The presidential inauguration is one of the biggest events of the year, culminating months of hard fought campaigning and celebrating democracy. The event also provides an international stage for potentially malicious actors to make a name for themselves with thousands of citizens, elected officials and government personnel gathered for the parade and day-long festivities. The…

  • Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report
    Putin ordered influence operation against U.S., says report

    In a highly anticipated report, the intelligence community provided brief details regarding the recent Russian hacking incidents.

  • Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report
    Putin Ordered Influence Operation Against US, Says Report

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Friday afternoon released a highly anticipated unclassified version of a “highly classified” assessment detailing Russian activities as they relate to the election-related hacking, finding Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the incursion and describing it as an “influence operation,” the “boldest yet in the U.S.” The report was…

  • Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks
    Senate Questions Intel Director Over Responses to Cyberattacks

    It’s argued, especially in Congress, that the U.S. has not responded strongly enough in cyberspace to high-profile incidents as to deter future behavior. Two such incidents include the hack and theft of more than 20 million records from the databases of the Office of Personnel Management and the recent allegations of Russian interference in the…

  • Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations
    Hope for Global Cyber Norms Struggles Following Russian Hacking Allegations

    The Obama administration issued a public response to hacking incidents against U.S. political institutions and meddling in the presidential election attributed to the Russian government in the way of sanctions against individuals and organizations affiliated with the conspiracy. Though welcomed by some, others have criticized the response as too late, noting that the sanctions —…

  • DoD unveils open data project
    DoD unveils open data project

    The Pentagon, in partnership with Data.world, unveiled a new open data project on a new resource called Data.mil, providing information on aerial bombings from World War I through the Vietnam War.