M20's Dark Web resources have revealed indications that Anonymous was the culprit of the data breach.

Mission Capable: How the Navy Harnessed Its Data to Achieve 80% Fighter Readiness By: Megan Eckstein Link to the article referenced: https://bit.ly/2TdJDlQ This is a growing field, and many organizations cannot adequately plan because they do not know how or have the time to crunch the data. Really great article on how the Navy overcame this (you know it was very difficult to pull from all the systems) with knowing what the trade-offs were and plan better. #UnitedStatesNavy #

GreyEnergy malware has 'massive amounts of junk code' meant to confuse researchers By  Sean Lyngaas Link to the article that is referenced: https://www.cyberscoop.com/greyenergy-reverse-engineered-nozomi/ This is a great article; however, it still follows the line industry is using with assigning and identifying Advance Persistent Threats based upon malware. Malware is just the tool, it is the person behind the keyboard who is the real threat. The Black Energy Group and the

Why on-the-job training is becoming the new college degree By  Mark C. Perna Link to the article that is referenced: https://fxn.ws/2DZxHx0 The article is spot on in many regards. Across several industries that require specialized skills, organizations are looking more for people with experience than simply a degree or certification. Within the intelligence field, experience plays a large part in determining qualifications. The challenge for today’s young people is getting th

DoD Moving Away From LPTA for IT Acquisitions Link to the article that is referenced: https://www.meritalk.com/articles/dod-moving-away-from-lpta-for-it-acquisitions/ The DoD vs LPTA Over the past decade, the DoD has attempted to lower contracting costs across the spectrum. In some aspects, there has been some success such as with basic services. The area that it has crept into are highly skilled and/or higher demand areas such as Intelligence Analysis, Cyber and IT related s

Planning for ‘Cyber Fallout’ After the Iranian Nuclear Deal By Jessica ‘Zhanna’ Malekos Smith Link to the article that is referenced: https://www.justsecurity.org/61067/planning-cyber-fallout-iranian-nuclear-deal/ Within this article, I worked on some projects looking at these incidents for threat assessment purposes. They are spot on within their assessments for sure. The real nuggets are in the last few paragraphs. “Going forward, as the Federal Government collaborates with