
One of the top requests being made for security assistance to U.S. combatant commands (COCOMs) by allied and partner nations is for cybersecurity assistance for their defense networks and systems but the U.S. Defense Department lacks a good understanding of how the private sector could help here, a DoD cyber official said last week. “One thing that I’ve been wrestling with here in the department, and that is as we are thinking about how to bolster our allies, security cooperation…