Senate lawmakers seek new cybersecurity pilot programs and reviews at DOD

摘要

Senate lawmakers want Pentagon officials to develop pilot programs to disrupt adversary cyber operations, while assessing critical supply chain risks and reviewing acquisition of new cyber capabilities. The Senate Armed Services Committee voiced its concerns with the Defense Department's cybersecurity posture in a report accompanying its fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill. The committee had previously released a summary of the bill in My, but the legislation was filed Wednesday. The committee, in an effort to disrupt cyber adversaries, wants the defense secretary to establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships with U.S. technology companies. "The committee is concerned that foreign cyber actors and major cyber criminal organizations are operating with near impunity on cyber infrastructure and services provided by U.S. internet and information technology companies," according to the committee's report.