{"id":1978609,"date":"2023-07-20T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-cyber-chief-nominee-calls-on-whiz-kids-to-defend-nation-on-digital-battlefields\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T19:10:45","slug":"pentagon-cyber-chief-nominee-calls-on-whiz-kids-to-defend-nation-on-digital-battlefields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-cyber-chief-nominee-calls-on-whiz-kids-to-defend-nation-on-digital-battlefields\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon&#8217;s Cyber Chief Nominee Urges &#8216;Whiz Kids&#8217; to Safeguard Nation in Digital Warfare."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-cyber-chief-nominee-calls-on-whiz-kids-to-defend-nation-on-digital-battlefields%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>A\u200d Stronger Defense Against\u2062 Cyber \u200dThreats<\/h2>\n<p>In a Senate Armed Forces Committee\u200c hearing on July 20, the \u200bdeputy commander of\u200c U.S. Cyber Command\u200d emphasized the importance of consolidating the\u2064 Department of\u200d Defense&#8217;s cyber warfare \u2062operations. This &#8220;dual hat&#8221; consolidation \u200daims\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-cyber-chief-nominee-calls-on-whiz-kids-to-defend-nation-on-digital-battlefields\/\" title=\"Pentagon's Cyber Chief Nominee Urges 'Whiz Kids' to Safeguard Nation in Digital Warfare.\">enhance critical infrastructure\u2063 resiliency<\/a> and enable the Pentagon to\u200b proactively eliminate cyber threats \u200bbefore they materialize.<\/p>\n<p>Air\u2063 Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the proposed successor\u200c to Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, believes \u200dthat merging the U.S. Cyber Command\u2064 commander and\u200b National \u200bSecurity Agency director positions under one leadership role is in the nation&#8217;s best interests. Lt. Gen. Haugh explained\u2063 that\u2063 the overlap between signals\u2062 intelligence and the cyber environment necessitates a single leader who can \u2063align the \u200bcapabilities of both organizations, similar to\u200b the structure of U.S. Special Operations \u200bCommand.<\/p>\n<p>The consolidation\u200d of these positions is part of the\u200d proposed\u200c $886.3 billion Fiscal\u2064 Year 2024 defense budget, known as the National Defense \u200cAuthorization Act (NDAA).\u2064 Additionally, the NDAA provides new assets and authorities to \u200dthe Department of Defense&#8217;s \u2064cyber warriors, recognizing the ongoing battle in cyberspace.<\/p>\n<h3>Investing in \u2063Cyber Warriors<\/h3>\n<p>One of the\u200d main challenges faced by Cyber Command is the shortage of cyber warriors.\u200c Senate Armed Forces Committee Chair Sen. Jack\u200c Reed and ranking member\u2064 Sen. Roger Wicker highlighted this issue during the hearing. Lt. Gen. Haugh acknowledged the difficulties in training and retaining\u200d personnel\u2062 with specialized skills and discussed\u2064 the\u200c need \u2063for \u2064private sector coordination with\u2063 the DOD&#8217;s cyber warfare efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Under the\u200c proposed NDAA, Cyber \u2063Command will have the authority to invest \u200din <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-paid-people-not-to-work-now-it-will-pay-people-to-work\/\" title=\"New Jersey Paid People Not To Work. Now It Will Pay People To Work\">training infrastructure<\/a> and courses,\u200d allowing \u2063the military branches to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-chinas-tiktok-rakes-in-cash-for-cartels\/\" title=\"How China\u2019s TikTok Rakes in Cash for Cartels\">recruiting individuals<\/a> with \u2062initial skills\u2062 aligned \u2063to \u200dthe command&#8217;s standards. This change will significantly impact cyber readiness and enable Cyber Command to build out\u200c advanced training ranges for its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gen. Haugh also mentioned the recruitment efforts being undertaken \u200dby Cyber Command and the military branches. They are targeting young individuals interested in computer science and challenging\u200c them to \u200bjoin the\u2064 force \u2062that is\u200c actively fighting against real enemies in \u200cthe virtual battleground.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing Cyber Threats and Emerging Technologies<\/h3>\n<p>During the confirmation hearing, Lt. Gen. Haugh was questioned about the role of artificial intelligence in cyber \u200bwarfare\u2064 and the threats posed by the People&#8217;s Republic of China (PRC) and\u2062 other malicious actors. Senators also inquired about lessons learned from Ukraine&#8217;s war with Russia and the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act\u2064 (FISA).<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gen. \u2062Haugh emphasized\u200c the\u200b importance of renewing Section\u2063 702, stating that it is an irreplaceable foreign intelligence authority that enables the intelligence community to&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Defense&#8217;s cyber warfare operations will enhance infrastructure resiliency and enable the Pentagon to proactively neutralize cyber threats. This consolidation, known as the &#8220;dual hat,&#8221; was discussed by the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing on July 20. 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