{"id":25491,"date":"2019-11-12T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/12\/heres-how-cyber-command-is-using-defend-forward\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:18:19","slug":"heres-how-cyber-command-is-using-defend-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2019\/11\/12\/heres-how-cyber-command-is-using-defend-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how Cyber Command is using \u2018defend forward\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Cyber Command is gaining important insights into malware and adversarial actors by working with partner nations to help secure their systems, according to a top official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also working with our partners, participating in defending U.S. critical infrastructure from malicious cyber activity,\u201d David Luber, executive director of Cyber Command, said at CyberCon 2019. \u201cThat\u2019s where we have a chance to see what our adversaries are doing in cyberspace because we now have the authority under the National Defense Authorization Act 2019 to operate outside the DoD networks to help our allies defend forward. That\u2019s a big difference, because in the past the DoD could only operate in its own networks. But, when invited by our allies, we can now work and help defend inside of their networks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This action is what the Department of Defense calls \u201cdefending forward,\u201d or getting as close to adversaries as possible to see what they\u2019re planning as a means of informing others to prepare or take action themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\t