Cyber

FifthDomain reporter Mark Pomerleau plays cyber capture the flag with the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s demo at AUSA Global Force in Huntsville.

As Sen. John McCain said: “Threats to the United States in cyberspace continue to grow in scope and severity. But our nation remains woefully unprepared to address these threats, which will be a defining feature of 21st century warfare.”

While many experts outside the government are skeptical the Russian intelligence officials will see the inside of a U.S. courtroom anytime soon the indictments shed light into advancing capabilities of the U.S. in cyberspace and the seeming continued reliance on indictments as a tool in cyber deterrence.

The Richmond, Indiana housing agency lost one month of data but did not pay the ransom.

The biggest winner would be Homeland Security, which has $1.5 billion set aside to meet its cybersecurity mission.

DoD renews $347 million contract to continue supporting Defense Cyber Crime Center.

U.S. authorities may now be in a better position to figure out if Russian hackers and Russian spies swayed last year’s presidential elections.

A 52 gigabyte corporate database has been put online, exposing records of U.S. individuals, including those in the Department of Defense and the Postal Service, and potentially allowing for scammers to devise targeted spear-phishing campaigns to access more sensitive data and systems.

Rep. Ruben Gallego proposed the idea of a cybersecurity reserve system, like a National Guard for the digital world, during a talk at the South by Southwest conference, according to CNN.