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Army Network Vulnerable To Adversary Threats, Fixing Modernization Approach

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, October 18th, 2017

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The Army must fix its approach to network modernization if it hopes to improve command post and mission command operations currently vulnerable to peer adversary threats, according to the leaders of two Army centers of excellence.Updating to a standards-based, upgradeable network, while establishing new technical requirements that don’t hinder innovation from industry partners, is among the top priorities for Army network modernization, according to Maj. Gen. John Morrison, commanding general of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Maj. Gen. James…

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