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Sep- 2023 -

11 September

Air

The 179th Airlift Wing, an Ohio Air National Guard unit, is redesignated as the 179th Cyberspace Wing during a ceremony held Sept. 9, 2023, at Mansfield-Lahm Air National Guard Base, Mansfield, Ohio. The redesignation is historically significant as the first Air National Guard base in the nation to become a cyberspace wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Alexis Wade)

US Air National Guard Gets First Cyberspace Wing

The US Air Force has reassigned the 179th Airlift Wing from a flying transport unit into the Air National Guard’s first Cyberspace Wing.

11 September

Cyber

Joe Saballa

Cyberspace Also a ‘Frontline’ in Ukraine, Estonian PM Warns

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said the online world should be considered a “frontline” in Ukraine due to Russia’s increasing cyberattacks.

7 September

Cyber

Inder Singh Bisht

Canada Extended Cyber Defense Protection to Ukraine Following Russian Invasion

Canada last year extended cyber security assistance to Ukraine and Latvia days after the Russian invasion commenced.

7 September

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

QED to Extend Cybersecurity Monitoring for US Air Force

QED Secure Solutions has received a contract to continue supporting the cybersecurity of weapons and other vital assets in the US Air Force.

5 September

Cyber

Joe Saballa

Russian Hackers Suspected to Have Leaked Sensitive UK Military Data

A group of Russian hackers accessed gigabytes of sensitive data related to British military and intelligence sites, the Daily Mail Online has reported.

1 September

Cyber

Rojoef Manuel

Omni Federal, Aquia Partner for US Defense’s Cloud-Based Access Security

Omni Federal has awarded Aquia Inc. a contract to support the US Department of Defense’s Platform One Cloud Native Access Point.

Aug- 2023 -

31 August

Americas

Accrete AI's Argus anomaly detection artificial intelligence software

Ronald Watkins

USSOCOM to Use AI to Detect Disinformation Threats on Social Media

US Special Operations Command has contracted Accrete AI to deploy software that detects “real time” disinformation threats on social media.

30 August

Cyber

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes part in a press conference

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Plans Counter-Cyber Attack Grid for Indo-Pacific

The Japanese government reportedly plans to build an information network for the Indo-Pacific to counter cyberattacks from Russia, China, and North Korea.

29 August

Cyber

Joe Saballa

Pentagon, UKansas Open Training Institute for Future Military Cyber Experts

The US Department of Defense has partnered with the University of Kansas in opening a new virtual institute to train the next generation of military cyber experts.

28 August

Asia Pacific