{"id":19659,"date":"2019-07-16T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T14:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/16\/the-chinese-have-already-broken-into-my-stuff-cyber-espionage-concerns-army-acquisition-three-star\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:40:35","slug":"the-chinese-have-already-broken-into-my-stuff-cyber-espionage-concerns-army-acquisition-three-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2019\/07\/16\/the-chinese-have-already-broken-into-my-stuff-cyber-espionage-concerns-army-acquisition-three-star\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Chinese have already broken into my stuff\u2019: Cyber espionage concerns Army acquisition three-star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cyber security<\/a> remains an issue for Army acquisition<\/a>, and the solution may mean investing in resources to take some defense contractors completely \u201coff the net,” according to the principal military deputy to the Army acquisition chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army is well poised to stop cyber attacks by independent criminals, but when an attack is sponsored by a nation such as China, the odds of repelling it get dicey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom a novice, we got you covered. From an intermediate, we probably have you covered,\u201d Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski said at an Association of the U.S. Army event Tuesday. “But if you\u2019re a state actor, your ability to tap into stuff is probably pretty extensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concern about cyber security has rippled throughout the military, but is especially important for each service as they acquire new technology to outmatch peer-adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army has been undergoing an expensive modernization initiative<\/a>, which includes building out long-range fires<\/a>, getting soldiers new combat gear<\/a>, developing directed-energy weapons, testing future vertical lift platforms and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But major breaches, like the 2018 hack of Pentagon travel records<\/a>, risk sensitive personnel information. And continued cyber attacks against defense contractors can compromise innovation and intellectual property rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy stuff\u2019s out there. The Chinese have already broken into my stuff. The personnel system has been broken into,” Ostrowski said. \u201cThis is something that has risen to the top of the concern list. Not only within the Army, but within [the Office of the Secretary of Defense].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t